1989 UMass Minutemen football team

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1989 UMass Minutemen football
Conference Yankee Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadium Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  1988
1990  →
1989 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Maine +^ 6 –2 –09 –3 –0
No. 18 Connecticut + 6 –2 –08 –3 –0
No. 16 Villanova +^ 6 –2 –08 –4 –0
New Hampshire 5 –3 –07 –3 –0
Delaware 5 –3 –07 –4 –0
Boston University 4 –4 –04 –7 –0
UMass 3 –5 –05 –5 –1
Rhode Island 1 –7 –03 –8 –0
Richmond 0 –8 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1989 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 5–5–1 overall and 3–5 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 James Madison *
T 28–289,428 [1]
September 16at Lehigh *
W 42–236,123 [2]
September 23at Maine
L 23–4010,389
September 30at Boston University
L 19–415,655
October 7 Rhode Island
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 31–610,102
October 14at Connecticut
L 33–39 OT12,440
October 21 Delaware
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 14–214,780
October 28at Northeastern *
W 31–277,060
November 4 Richmond
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 17–145,926 [3]
November 11at Villanova
L 26–297,109 [4]
November 18 New Hampshire
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
W 34–284,114
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "UMass, James Madison tie one on, 28–28". The Boston Globe. September 10, 1989. Retrieved October 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Fox, John W. (September 17, 1989). "Lehigh's 1,000th game spoiled by UMass 42–23". The Morning Call. p. C1. Retrieved October 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "UMass wins 17–14". The Berkshire Eagle. November 5, 1989. Retrieved November 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "UMass falls to Villanova". The Berkshire Eagle. November 12, 1989. Retrieved April 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.


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