1990 UMass Minutemen football team

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1990 UMass Minutemen football
Yankee Conference champion
Conference Yankee Conference
Record8–2–1 (7–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadium Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  1989
1991  →
1990 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 UMass $^ 7 –1 –08 –2 –1
No. T–19 New Hampshire 5 –3 –07 –3 –1
Delaware 5 –3 –06 –5 –0
Connecticut 5 –3 –06 –5 –0
Villanova 5 –3 –06 –5 –0
Boston University 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Maine 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Rhode Island 2 –6 –05 –6 –0
Richmond 1 –7 –01 –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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at No. 7 Holy Cross *
T 10–1016,444 [1]
September 15 Maine
W 21–1010,431 [2]
September 29 Boston University No. 19
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 47–168,247 [3]
October 6at Rhode Island No. 10
W 16–139,407 [4]
October 13 Connecticut No. 9
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
W 38–192,459 [5]
October 20at Delaware No. 8
W 17–322,184 [6]
October 27 Northeastern *No. 8
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 28–218,810 [7]
November 3at Richmond No. 8
W 26–97,012 [8]
November 10 Villanova No. 5
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 3–01,100 [9]
November 17at New Hampshire No. 4
L 18–368,062 [10]
November 24at No. 7 William & Mary *No. 9
L 0–387,027 [11]

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.
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