1987 UMass Minutemen football team

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1987 UMass Minutemen football
Conference Yankee Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadium Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  1986
1988  →
1987 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Maine +^ 6 –1 –08 –4 –0
No. 17 Richmond +^ 6 –1 –07 –5 –0
Connecticut 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
New Hampshire 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
Delaware 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
UMass 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Boston University 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Rhode Island 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1987 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. UMass finished the season with a record of 3–8 overall and 2–5 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12 Maine
L 14–3111,242 [1]
September 19at Richmond
L 51–52 4OT15,202 [2]
September 26 James Madison *
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 15–2110,303 [3]
October 3 Rhode Island
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 42–79,801 [4]
October 10at Delaware
L 34–3721,764 [5]
October 17at Connecticut
L 17–218,013 [6]
October 24at Boston University
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 10–712,410 [7]
October 31 Holy Cross *
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 10–5415,214 [8]
November 7at Villanova *
L 27–4413,400 [9]
November 14at New Hampshire
L 10–176,580 [10]
November 21at Northeastern *
W 27–73,830 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "UMaine upsets UMass". The Lewiston Daily Sun. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "UR survives shootout as Matthews runs wild". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 20, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "UMass comes up short, 21–15". The Boston Globe. September 27, 1987. Retrieved October 12, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "UMass wallops Rhode Island". The Hartford Courant. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Hens hold off UMass 37–34". Sunday News Journal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "No hero for UMass, UConn wins 21–17". The Sunday Republican. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Patience pays off for UM". The Sunday Republican. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Vega, Michael (November 1, 1987). "Another Rout for Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe . p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "'Nova whips UMass". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 8, 1987. Retrieved April 20, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "UNH downs UMass". Sun-Journal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "UMass wins finale". The Berkshire Eagle. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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