Dan DiNicola

Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-6
Weight:
300
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Walpole, Mass.
High School:
Dexter School

2018 • Redshirt Senior

• Appeared in all 12 games as a reserve lineman and a member of the special teams unit
• Protected for a squad that ranked 14th in FBS in passing offense (298.1 yards per game), 16th in passing efficiency (153.91) and 34th in total offense (437.6 yards per game)
• Blocked for the offense as UMass posted a program-record 777 total offensive yards against the Liberty defense, which included 540 passing and 237 rushing

2017 • Redshirt Junior

• Appeared in all 12 games as a reserve lineman and a member of the special teams unit
• Helped team average 30.6 points and 432.8 yards of total offense per game over the course of the season

2016 • Redshirt Sophomore

• Played in one game, seeing time on the offensive line vs. Wagner (10/29)

2015 • Redshirt Freshman

• Made his lone appearance in the season finale at Buffalo
• Filled in admirably at left guard for the injured Fabian Hoeller, blocking for the UMass offense to rack up more than 450 yards

2014 • Freshman

• Redshirted the season; entered 2015 with four years of eligibility remaining

High School

• Played offensive and defensive line for head coach Casey Day at the Dexter School
• Earned all-scholastic honors from the Boston Globe in 2013
• All-Evergreen League selection
• Earned a spot in the Shriner's All-Star Game
• Honored as a Mass Prep-Stars All-State selection