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Liam Coen leads UMass in career passing yards (11,031) and Marcel Shipp in rushing yards (6,250). In College Football 27, the Minutemen's projected starters average 76.5 OVR, 103rd of 138 FBS teams.

Conference: Mid-American ConferenceUpdated Nov 9, 2026
CFB 27 starter avg
76.5
103rd of 138
Players 80+ OVR
3
0 rated 90+
Best unit
Linebacker
78 avg · 55th nationally
Record books
26
career leaderboards

All-time career leaders

UMass football records

All UMass records
UMass Minutemen career record holders
RecordHolderTotalYears
Career Passing YardsLiam Coen11,0312004–2008
Career Passing TouchdownsLiam Coen902004–2008
Career Interceptions ThrownJ. Pennington461971–1973
Career Rushing YardsMarcel Shipp6,2501997–2000
Career Rushing TouchdownsMarcel Shipp581997–2000
Career ReceptionsTajae Sharpe2772012–2015
Career Receiving YardsAndy Isabella3,5262015–2018
Career Receiving TouchdownsAdrian Zullo321998–2002
Career TacklesJohn McKeown5431985–1988
Career SacksMario Perry331989–1993
Career InterceptionsShannon James202001–2005
Career Field Goals MadeLogan Laurent322013–2017
Career CompletionsLiam Coen8302004–2008
Career Pass AttemptsLiam Coen1,3022004–2008
Career Completion PercentageLiam Coen63.72004–2008
Career Total OffenseLiam Coen10,8712004–2008
Career All-Purpose YardsMarcel Shipp7,7591997–2000
Career Total TouchdownsMarcel Shipp631997–2000
Career PointsMarcel Shipp3781997–2000
Career Tackles for LossValdamar Brower632000–2003
Career Pass BreakupsJerard White381996–1999
Career Forced FumblesKhari Samuel171995–1998
Career Fumble RecoveriesJohn McKeown101985–1988
Career Extra Points MadeSilvio Bonvini1091985–1988
Career Kick Return YardsIsaiah Rodgers2,3382016–2019
Career Punt Return YardsDon Caparotti6791989–1992

Across multiple leaderboards

Notable UMass players

  • Liam Coen2004–2008

    No. 1 passing yards (11,031) · No. 1 passing touchdowns (90) · No. 1 interceptions thrown (46)

  • Todd Bankhead1998–1999

    No. 2 passing yards (7,018) · No. 2 completions (561) · No. 2 pass attempts (931)

  • Marcel Shipp1997–2000

    No. 1 rushing yards (6,250) · No. 1 rushing touchdowns (58) · No. 1 all-purpose yards (7,759)

  • Andrew Ford2016–2018

    No. 2 passing touchdowns (57) · No. 2 completion percentage (62.6) · No. 3 passing yards (6,955)

  • Adrian Zullo1998–2002

    No. 1 receiving touchdowns (32) · No. 3 receptions (187) · No. 3 receiving yards (2,892)

  • Dave Palazzi1985–1988

    No. 1 interceptions thrown (46) · No. 3 total offense (6,725) · No. 5 passing yards (5,461)

  • Blake Frohnapfel2014–2015

    No. 3 pass attempts (909) · No. 4 passing yards (6,264) · No. 4 completions (507)

  • Steve Baylark2003–2006

    No. 2 rushing yards (5,332) · No. 2 all-purpose yards (6,098) · No. 3 rushing touchdowns (42)

  • Garry Pearson1979–1982

    No. 3 all-purpose yards (5,277) · No. 4 rushing yards (3,859) · No. 4 rushing touchdowns (35)

  • Rene Ingoglia1992–1995

    No. 2 rushing touchdowns (54) · No. 2 total touchdowns (55) · No. 2 points (332)

  • Andy Isabella2015–2018

    No. 1 receiving yards (3,526) · No. 2 receptions (231) · No. 2 receiving touchdowns (30)

  • Jeff Krohn2002–2003

    No. 4 passing touchdowns (44) · No. 6 passing yards (4,993) · No. 6 interceptions thrown (27)

All-time series

UMass rivalries

UMass Minutemen rivalries and all-time series records
OpponentRivalryAll-time seriesFirst metStreak
UConn—UMass leads 40–381897L3
Boston College—Boston College leads 23–51899L11
BuffaloFlagship CupBuffalo leads 10–61964L3

College Football 27

UMass in CFB 27

Full CFB 27 roster
Highest-rated UMass Minutemen players in College Football 27
PlayerPosClassOVR
Tyler MartinROLBSr81
Isaiah ReedCBSr80
Timmy HinspeterMLBSr80
Joseph Griffin Jr.WRSr79
T.Y. HardingWRSr79
Zeraun DanielFSSr79
Aitor UrionabarrenecheaLGJr78
Andrew DepaepeLEJr78

Planning a UMass dynasty? See the UMass CFB 27 dynasty outlook for unit-by-unit ratings and the starters you lose after year one.

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Public UMass dynasties

Fan-run College Football dynasties with UMass as the current program, shared publicly by their coaches.

Conference

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Sources & notes

  • CFB Clipboard — Career leaderboards researched and compiled by CFB Clipboard.
  • EA Sports College Football 27 rivalry data — All-time series records as they ship in the game, before any dynasty games are played.
  • EA Sports College Football 27 roster ratings — Ratings from “EA roster mroster_434_206.db” roster update, imported 2026-11-09 via Teamcrafters. Ratings change with each roster update.

Last updated Nov 9, 2026.