1990 UMass Minutemen football team

1990 UMass Minutemen football
Yankee Conference champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 0–38 at William & Mary
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	8–2–1 (7–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Jim Reid (5th season)
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons ←  1989 1991  →

1990 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 UMass $^	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
No. T–19 New Hampshire	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Delaware	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Villanova	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Boston University	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Maine	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Richmond	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1990 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 Minutemen made their second playoff appearance in three years, but would lose in the first round to future conference foe William & Mary. It would be the last playoff appearance for UMass until the 1998 National Championship season. UMass finished the season with a record of 8–2–1 overall and 7–1 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at No. 7 Holy Cross *		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	T 10–10	16,444	[1]
September 15	Maine		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 21–10	10,431	[2]
September 29	Boston University	No. 19	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 47–16	8,247	[3]
October 6	at Rhode Island	No. 10	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 16–13	9,407	[4]
October 13	Connecticut	No. 9	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 38–19	2,459	[5]
October 20	at Delaware	No. 8	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 17–3	22,184	[6]
October 27	Northeastern *	No. 8	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 28–21	8,810	[7]
November 3	at Richmond	No. 8	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	W 26–9	7,012	[8]
November 10	Villanova	No. 5	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 3–0	1,100	[9]
November 17	at New Hampshire	No. 4	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 18–36	8,062	[10]
November 24	at No. 7 William & Mary *	No. 9	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 0–38	7,027	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "UMass ties one on against Holy Cross". Sunday Republican. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "UMass defense draws attention". Transcript-Telegram. September 17, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Minutemen get back to work". Boston Sunday Globe. September 30, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "UMass slips by Rhody". Sunday Republican. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "UMass buries UConn in mud". The Hartford Courant. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "UMass gets its revenge on Delaware; Wilkos hurt". Boston Sunday Globe. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Minutemen finally play the high notes". Sunday Republican. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bench helps UMass fight off Spiders 26–9". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 4, 1990. Retrieved November 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "UMass clinches to become pride of the Yankee". Boston Sunday Globe. November 11, 1990. Retrieved April 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "UNH squelches UMass bit for history". Daily Hampshire Gazette. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "William & Mary blanks Minutemen, 38–0". The Daily Progress. November 25, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.