1985 UMass Minutemen football team

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1985 UMass Minutemen football
Conference Yankee Conference
Record7–4 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Jim Reid (8th season)
Home stadium Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  1984
1986  →
1985 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Rhode Island $^ 5 –0 –010 –3 –0
UMass 4 –1 –07 –4 –0
New Hampshire 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
Maine 2 –3 –06 –5 –0
Connecticut 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
Boston University 1 –4 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7 Morgan State *
W 38–911,918 [1]
September 14at Richmond *
L 14–1914,068 [2]
September 21 Holy Cross *
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 27–313,814 [3]
September 28at Harvard *No. 17
L 3–1015,000 [4]
October 5 Rhode Island
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 3–76,871 [5]
October 12at Northeastern *
W 10–75,100 [6]
October 19 Maine
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 20–75,644 [7]
October 26 Boston University
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 17–1411,072 [8]
November 2at Connecticut
W 21–711,340 [9]
November 9No. T–17 Delaware *
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 24–279,121 [10]
November 16at New Hampshire
W 21–178,419 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Freshman quarterback sparks Massachusetts victory". Anchorage Daily News. September 8, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Richmond tumbles UMass". Boston Sunday Globe. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Monahan, Bob (September 22, 1985). "UMass smothers Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 67. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Cadigan, Barry (September 29, 1985). "Harvard Tips UMass, 10–3". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 52. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Rhode Island nips UMass". Record-Journal. October 6, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "UMass slips past Northeastern". The Sunday Republican. October 13, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Bears give game to Minutemen". Journal Tribune. October 21, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Freshman QB propels Massachusetts, 17–14". Florida Today. October 27, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "UMass halts Huskies, 21–7". The Day. November 3, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Blue Hens fend off Minutemen". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 10, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Platek saves UMass". The Suunday Republican. November 17, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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