1979 UMass Minutemen football team

1979 UMass Minutemen football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	6–4 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Bob Pickett (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Reid (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ←  1978 1980  →

1979 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Boston University +	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
UMass +	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Connecticut	3	–	1	–	1			3	–	6	–	2
New Hampshire	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	2
Maine	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	1
Rhode Island	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1979 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. The Minutemen came into the 1979 season on the heels of an appearance in the inaugural I-AA National Championship Game. Despite the high expectations, the team was still able to repeat as Yankee Conference Champions, though they did not earn a postseason berth. UMass finished the season with a record of 6–4 overall and 4–1 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Villanova *		Villanova Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 7–35	8,500
September 22	Maine		Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 38–14	3,990
September 29	at Harvard *		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 20–7	15,000	[1]
October 6	North Carolina Central *		Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 48–7	7,400
October 13	at No. 3 Boston University	No. 10	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 20–6	10,800
October 20	Rhode Island	No. 4	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 24–0	13,500
October 27	at Connecticut	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 0–24	10,677
November 10	Holy Cross *	No. 9	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 18–20	6,300	[2]
November 17	at New Hampshire		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	W 29–0	8,750
November 24	at Boston College *		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	L 3–41	28,475	[3]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. Concannon, Joe (September 30, 1979). "UMass Zings Crimson, 20-7". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Ahern, John (November 11, 1979). "Solomon Strikes Again: HC Stuns UMass". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Boston College 41, Massachusetts 3". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 25, 1979. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.