1980 UMass Minutemen football team

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1980 UMass Minutemen football
Conference Yankee Conference
Record7–3 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Jim Reid (3rd season)
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  1979
1981  →
1980 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Boston University $ 5 –0 –09 –2 –0
No. T–10 UMass 4 –1 –07 –3 –0
No. T–10 Connecticut 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
New Hampshire 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
Maine 1 –4 –04 –7 –0
Rhode Island 0 –5 –02 –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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Villanova *
W 24–1211,494 [1]
September 27 Delaware State *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. T–10
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 39–09,700 [2]
October 4at Rhode Island No. 8
W 26–810,443 [3]
October 11No. T–10 Delaware *No. T–3
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 17–2110,400 [4]
October 18at Maine No. T–10
W 21–142,700 [5]
October 25at No. 8 Boston University No. 9
L 0–31,520 [6]
November 1No. 5 Connecticut No. T–10
W 39–2112,146 [7]
November 8at Holy Cross *No. T–10
W 17–137,121 [8]
November 15No. T–10 New Hampshire No. 9
W 17–09,206 [9]
November 22 Boston College *No. T–10
L 12–1315,216 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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.


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