The Florida Gators have added the UMass Minutemen to their 2016 football schedule, the Palm Beach Post has reported.
Florida will host UMass at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville on a date to be announced. The game will be the first ever between the two schools.
UMass is currently a member of the Colonial Athletic Association in the Football Championship Subdivison (FCS). They are joining the MAC in 2012 and will be eligible for the MAC Championship Game and bowls beginning with the 2013 season.
Listed below is Florida’s non-conference football schedule through 2016:
- 09/01 – Bowling Green
- 09/08 – Louisiana-Lafayette
- 11/17 – Jacksonville State
- 11/24 – at Florida State
- 08/31 – Toledo
- 09/07 – at Miami (FL)
- 11/23 – Georgia Southern
- 11/30 – Florida State
- 08/30 – Idaho
- 09/06 – Eastern Michigan
- 11/22 – Eastern Kentucky
- 11/29 – at Florida State
- 09/05 – New Mexico State
- 11/28 – Florida State
- TBA – Florida Atlantic
2016
- 09/10 – North Texas
- 11/26 – at Florida State
- TBA – UMass