1980 UMass Minutemen football team

1980 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	7–3 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Bob Pickett (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Reid (3rd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ←  1979 1981  →

1980 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press poll

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
September 20	Villanova *		Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 24–12	11,494	[1]
September 27	Delaware State *	No. T–10	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 39–0	9,700	[2]
October 4	at Rhode Island	No. 8	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 26–8	10,443	[3]
October 11	No. T–10 Delaware *	No. T–3	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 17–21	10,400	[4]
October 18	at Maine	No. T–10	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 21–14	2,700	[5]
October 25	at No. 8 Boston University	No. 9	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 0–3	1,520	[6]
November 1	No. 5 Connecticut	No. T–10	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 39–21	12,146	[7]
November 8	at Holy Cross *	No. T–10	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 17–13	7,121	[8]
November 15	No. T–10 New Hampshire	No. 9	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 17–0	9,206	[9]
November 22	Boston College *	No. T–10	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	L 12–13	15,216	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Villanova drops third in a row to UMass, 24–12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "UMass blitzes Delaware State, 39–0". The Sunday Republican. September 28, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "UMass rolls on". The Boston Globe. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Delaware rally frustrates UMass". The Boston Globe. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Massachusetts 21, Maine 14". The Burlington Free Press. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Terriers overcome UMass, rain, wind". The Hartford Courant. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "UMass rushes past UConn". The Sunday Republican. November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. Monahan, Bob (November 9, 1980). "UMass Struggles Past Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe . p. 79 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "New Hampshire 31, URI 28". Syracuse Herald-Journal. November 16, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "BC edges Holy Cross by 27-26". Fort Lauderdale News. November 30, 1980. p. 11C – via Newspapers.com.