In 2012 , UMass moved up to the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision , the highest level of college football in the country . The football program joined the Mid-American Conference at that time , and in 2016 became an " independent . " UNH remained in the Colonial Athletic Association of the Football Championship Subdivision . No more meetings have been scheduled since 2011 , leaving the future of the rivalry in doubt
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Colonial Clash