1980 UMass Minutemen football team
Appearance
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Conference | Yankee Conference |
Record | 7–3 (4–1 Yankee) |
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Defensive coordinator | Jim Reid (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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No. 9 Boston University $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. T–10 UMass | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. T–10 Connecticut | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Bob Pickett and played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 7–3 overall and 4–1 in conference play.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 20 | Villanova* | W 24–12 | 11,494 | |||
September 27 | Delaware State*![]() | No. T–10 |
| W 39–0 | 9,700 | [1] |
October 4 | at Rhode Island | No. 8 | W 26–8 | 10,443 | ||
October 11 | No. T–10 Delaware* | No. T–3 |
| L 17–21 | 10,400 | [2] |
October 18 | at Maine | No. T–10 |
| W 21–14 | 2,700 | |
October 25 | at No. 8 Boston University | No. 9 | L 0–3 | 1,520 | ||
November 1 | No. 5 Connecticut | No. T–10 |
| W 39–21 | 12,146 | |
November 8 | at Holy Cross* | No. T–10 | W 17–13 | 7,121 | [3] | |
November 15 | No. T–10 New Hampshire | No. 9 |
| W 17–0 | 9,206 | |
November 22 | Boston College* | No. T–10 |
| L 12–13 | 15,216 | [4] |
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References
- ^ "UMass blitzes Delaware State, 39–0". The Sunday Republican. September 28, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delaware rally frustrates UMass". The Boston Globe. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Monahan, Bob (November 9, 1980). "UMass Struggles Past Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 79 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BC edges Holy Cross by 27-26". Fort Lauderdale News. November 30, 1980. p. 11C – via Newspapers.com.