UMass will face the same eight teams from the Mid-American Conference that it played in 2012.
UMass Athletic Director John McCutcheon, joined on the field at Gillette Stadium by Mid-American Conference Commissioner Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher in this photo from April 20, 2011. UMass will host four MAC opponents at Gillette Stadium in 2013.
The official schedule doesn't come out until February, but the Mid-American Conference has already determined the pairings for the 2013 football season, and shared them with The Republican on Friday. The schedule is the exact inverse of this past season's slate.
Here's who UMass will play, and their records in 2012:
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Northern Illinois (12-1)
Western Michigan (4-8)
Akron (1-11)
Miami (Ohio) (4-8)
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Central Michigan (6-6)
Bowling Green (8-4)
Buffalo (4-8)
Ohio (8-4)
Highlights include a visit from the Huskies, who are headed to the Orange Bowl to face Florida State to cap off 2012, and a trip back to Mount Pleasant, Mich. for Charley Molnar, who worked as part of Brian Kelly's staff in 2006.
The dates for these games have yet to be determined, but here's everything we know currently about the 2013 schedule.
8/31/13: at Wisconsin
9/7/13: v. Maine
9/14/13: at Kansas State
9/21/13: v. Vanderbilt
TBD: v. Northern Illinois
TBD: at Central Michigan
TBD: v. Western Michigan
TBD: at Bowling Green
TBD: v. Akron
TBD: at Buffalo
TBD: v. Miami (Ohio)
TBD: at Ohio