1978 UMass Minutemen football team

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1978 UMass Minutemen football
Yankee Conference champion
Lambert Cup winner
Conference Yankee Conference
Ranking
APNo. T–4
Record9–4 (5–0 Yankee)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Jim Reid (1st season)
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  1977
1979  →
1978 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–4 UMass $^ 5 –0 –09 –4 –0
No. 7 Rhode Island 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Connecticut 3 –2 –04 –7 –0
Boston University 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
New Hampshire 1 –3 –16 –4 –1
Maine 0 –4 –13 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1978 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 1978 season was the first after the NCAA split Division I football into two subdivisions, and the first that featured a postseason playoff for Division I-AA. The Minutemen reached this inaugural championship game, losing to Florida A&M, 35–28. UMass finished the season with a record of 9–4 overall and 5–0 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16 Villanova *
L 21–258,800 [1]
September 23at Maine
W 40–67,200 [2]
September 30at Harvard *
L 0–1012,200 [3]
October 7 Morgan State *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 38–66,700 [4]
October 14at No. 5 Boston University
W 31–73,570 [5]
October 21at No. 8 Rhode Island No. 10
W 19–177,995 [6]
October 28 Connecticut No. 6
W 17–1014,200 [7]
November 4 Rutgers *No. 4
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 11–219,800 [8]
November 11at Holy Cross *
W 33–820,614 [9]
November 18 New Hampshire No. 9
W 34–711,300 [10]
November 25 Boston College *No. T–4
W 27–07,950 [11]
December 9at No. 1 Nevada *No. T–4
W 44–2114,026 [12]
December 16vs. No. 3 Florida A&M *No. T–4
 ABC L 28–3513,604 [13] [14] [15]

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References

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  2. ↑ "UMass crushes Maine, 40–6". The Boston Globe. September 24, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Roberts, Ernie (October 1, 1978). "Harvard Beats UMass at Own Game, 10–0". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "UM mauls Morgan State, 38–6". The Sunday Republican. October 8, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Boston U. loses first". The Patriot-News. October 15, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "UMass nips Rhody on deflected pass". The Hartford Courant. October 22, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  8. ↑ "Dorn scores twice to lead Rutgers past Massachusetts". Asbury Park Press. November 5, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  10. ↑ "Massachusetts rips New Hampshire, 34–7". The Sunday Home News. November 19, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Massachusetts 27, Boston College 0". Palm Beach Post-Times. November 26, 1978. p. E2 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Massachusetts keeps UNR at home". Nevada State Journal. December 10, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Cooper, Barry (December 17, 1978). "FAMU captures a national title". Tallahassee Democrat . Tallahassee, Florida. p. 1A. Retrieved May 13, 2019– via newspapers.com.
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