1986 UMass Minutemen football team

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1986 UMass Minutemen football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference Yankee Conference
Record8–3 (5–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadium Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  1985
1987  →
1986 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Delaware +^ 5 –2 –09 –4 –0
No. 19 Connecticut + 5 –2 –08 –3 –0
UMass + 5 –2 –08 –3 –0
New Hampshire 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Maine 3 –4 –07 –4 –0
Richmond 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
Boston University 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
Rhode Island 0 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Jim Reid and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 1986 season was notable as it was Jim Reid's first as coach of the Minutemen. Reid led UMass to their first conference championship since 1982. UMass finished the season with a record of 8–3 overall and 5–2 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at James Madison *
W 16–1412,400 [1]
September 13 Richmond
W 24–2113,642 [2]
September 27 Northeastern *
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 31–2813,753 [3]
October 4at Rhode Island
W 31–146,356 [4]
October 11No. 15 Delaware
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 13–4113,888 [5]
October 18at Maine
W 23–138,500 [6]
October 25at Boston University
W 34–2512,249 [7]
November 1at Holy Cross *
L 7–4118,861 [8]
November 8at Harvard *
W 17–71,250 [9]
November 15 New Hampshire
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
W 38–318,117 [10]
November 22 Connecticut
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
L 17–2010,973 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Bonvini kicks in for UMass". The Boston Globe. September 7, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "UMass rallies to take Richmond 24–21". The Morning News. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "UMass rides rally to stay unbeaten". The Sunday Republican. September 28, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "UMass 31, R.I. 17". Democrat and Chronicle. October 5, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Gannon pilots Delaware past UMass, 41–13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 12, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "UMass spoils Bears OOB grid party 23–13". The Bangor Daily News. October 20, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "UMass 34, Boston U. 25". Staten Island Advance. October 26, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Holy Cross Routs UMass, 41-7". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. Associated Press. November 2, 1986. pp. D9, D8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Concannon, Joe (November 9, 1986). "UMass Rams Harvard, 17–7". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "UMass on top". Boston Sunday Globe. November 16, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Huskies await the call". The Hartford Courant. November 23, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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