1983 UMass Minutemen football team

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1983 UMass Minutemen football
Conference Yankee Conference
Record3–8 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Jim Reid (6th season)
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  1982
1984  →
1983 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–13 Boston University +^ 4 –1 –09 –4 –0
Connecticut + 4 –1 –05 –6 –0
No. 20 New Hampshire 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Rhode Island 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
UMass 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Maine 0 –5 –04 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Toledo *
L 13–4520,061 [1]
September 17 Holy Cross *
L 0–1713,591 [2]
September 24at Harvard *
W 21–712,500 [3]
October 1 Rhode Island
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 3–136,831 [4]
October 8at Delaware *
L 13–1619,737 [5]
October 15 Maine
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 17–78,327 [6]
October 22No. 20 Boston University
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 24–2111,210 [7]
October 29at Connecticut
L 6–1614,546 [8]
November 5at Lehigh *
L 20–2114,000 [9]
November 12at New Hampshire
L 10–356,300 [10]
November 19at Northeastern *
L 14–314,200 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Toledo routs Massachusetts". The Muncie Star. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Monahan, Bob (September 18, 1983). "Holy Cross Defense Nails UMass". Boston Sunday Globe . p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Concannon, Joe (September 25, 1983). "UMass Starts Fast, Outflexes Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe . p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Minutemen bow to YC rival, 13–3". The Sunday Republican. October 2, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Delaware nips UMass". Boston Sunday Globe. October 9, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "UMass continues its hex over Maine, 17–7". Sun-Journal. October 16, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "UMass 24, Boston U. 21". Syracuse Herald-Journal. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "UConn tops UMass, 16–6". The Sunday Republican. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Meixell, Ted (November 6, 1983). "Lehigh Scores Miracle Win". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "N. Hampshire, 35–10". The Burlington Free Press. November 13, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "NU wraps up winning season". Boston Sunday Globe. November 20, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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