1997 UMass Minutemen football team

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1997 UMass Minutemen football
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Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Record2–9 (1–7 A-10)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Jerry Azzinaro (2nd season)
Home stadium Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  1996
1998  →
1997 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
New England Division
New Hampshire x  5 –3   5 –6  
Connecticut  4 –4   7 –4  
Maine  4 –4   5 –6  
Rhode Island  2 –6   2 –9  
Boston University  1 –7   1 –10  
UMass  1 –7   2 –9  
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 1 Villanova x$^  8 –0   12 –1  
No. 3 Delaware ^  7 –1   12 –2  
No. 20 Northeastern  5 –3   8 –3  
Richmond  4 –4   6 –5  
William & Mary  4 –4   7 –4  
James Madison  3 –5   5 –6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season, as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Mike Hodges and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. It was Hodges' last as head coach, as he would take the position of assistant athletic director at the university in the offseason. The 1997 season was a tough one for the Minutemen as they stumbled to their worst record since 1953. UMass finished the season with a record of 2–9 overall and 1–7 in conference play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 301:00 p.m. Richmond
L 6–2110,837 [1]
September 131:00 p.m.at Maine
L 6–494,363 [2]
September 206:00 p.m.at James Madison
L 10–1311,300 [3]
September 271:00 p.m. Rhode Island Dagger-14-plain.png
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 18–148,218
October 412:00 p.m. New Hampshire
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
 A10 TV L 10–2814,835
October 111:00 p.m.at No. 4 Villanova
NESN L 27–497,109
October 181:30 p.m.at Buffalo *
W 26–206,052
October 251:00 p.m.No. 4 Delaware *
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 9–405,317
November 112:30 p.m.No. 24 Hofstra *
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 13–512,510
November 81:00 p.m.at Boston University
L 8–333,140
November 1512:30 p.m. Connecticut
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
L 16–492,870

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The 1987 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Jim Reid and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 3–8 overall and 2–5 in conference play.

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The 1985 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Bob Stull and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 1985 season was notable as it was Bob Stull's last as coach of the Minutemen, as Stull left after the season to become the head coach at UTEP. UMass finished the season with a record of 7–4 overall and 4–1 in conference play.

The 1983 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1983 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 1983 season was Pickett's last as coach of the Minutemen, who won four conference championships and appeared in the National Championship Game once during his tenure. UMass finished the season with a record of 3–8 overall and 2–3 in conference play.

The 1981 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1981 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 1981 season saw the Minutemen win their thirteenth Yankee Conference title. UMass finished the season with a record of 6–3 overall and 4–1 in conference play.

The 1973 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1973 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Yankee Conference in NCAA Division II. The team was coached by Dick MacPherson and played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 6–5 overall and 4–2 in conference play.

The 1972 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1972 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Dick MacPherson and played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 1972 season was the first in which Massachusetts was named the "Minutemen," as the university had changed their nickname from the "Redmen" due to changing attitudes regarding the use of Native American-themed mascots in sports. It was also the last season of the NCAA's University and College Division setup, as they would split athletics into three numbered divisions in 1973, with UMass moving into Division II. Massachusetts performed strongly enough in the regular season to earn a spot in the 1972 Boardwalk Bowl, which at the time served as the NCAA College Division East championship game. The team defeated UC Davis by a score of 35–14 and finished the season with a record of 9–2 overall and 5–0 in conference play.

References

  1. ↑ "UMass loses league opener". The Hartford Courant. August 31, 1997. Retrieved November 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Fein's passing powers Bears past Minutemen". The Bangor Daily News. September 15, 1997. p. 15. Retrieved April 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. ↑ "James Madison stops fumbling Minutemen". The Boston Globe. September 21, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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