| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | UMass Minutemen |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Short Conf: | Independent |
| Record: | 4–8 |
| Head Coach: | Mark Whipple |
| Hc Year: | 11th |
| Off Scheme: | Pro-style |
| Def Coach: | Ed Pinkham |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium |
The 2018 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the fifth year of head coach Mark Whipple's second stint at UMass and 11th year overall. The Minutemen divided their home schedule between two stadiums. Five home games were played at the UMass campus at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium with one home game at Gillette Stadium. This was UMass's third year as an independent. They finished the season 4–8.
On November 21, head coach Mark Whipple resigned.[1] He finished with a record of 16–44 in the five years of his second stint as head coach and 65–70 in his eleven overall seasons. On December 3, the school hired Florida State offensive coordinator Walt Bell for the head coaching job.[2]
UMass wide receiver Andy Isabella was named a consensus All-American at year's end.
Listed in the order that they were released
| Davey O'Brien Award[3] | Andrew Ford | QB | SR | |
| Doak Walker Award[4] | Marquis Young | RB | SR | |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award[5] | Andy Isabella | WR | SR | |
| Butkus Award[6] | Bryton Barr | LB | SR | |
| Paul Hornung Award[7] | Andy Isabella | WR/KR | SR | |
| Wuerffel Trophy[8] | Andrew Ford | QB | SR | |
| Andy Isabella | WR | SR | ||
| Manning Award[9] | Andrew Ford | QB | SR |
Schedule Source:[10] ☆All Eleven Sports broadcasts will be simulcast on NESN or NESN+.
See also: 2018 Duquesne Dukes football team.
The Minutemen's game against Duquesne was the first of the 2018 college football season, kicking off 90 minutes before Prairie View A&M–Rice.[11]
See also: 2018 Boston College Eagles football team and Boston College–UMass football rivalry.
See also: 2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team.
See also: 2018 FIU Panthers football team.
See also: 2018 Charlotte 49ers football team.
See also: 2018 Ohio Bobcats football team.
See also: 2018 South Florida Bulls football team.
See also: 2018 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team.
See also: 2018 UConn Huskies football team.
See also: 2018 Liberty Flames football team.
See also: 2018 BYU Cougars football team.
See also: 2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2019 NFL draft.
| 2 | 62 | WR | Arizona Cardinals |