1991 UMass Minutemen football team

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1991 UMass Minutemen football
Conference Yankee Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadium Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  1990
1992  →
1991 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Delaware +^ 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 7 Villanova +^ 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 11 New Hampshire +^ 7 –1 –09 –3 –0
Rhode Island 3 –5 –06 –5 –0
UMass 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Boston University 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Maine 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Connecticut 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Richmond 2 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1991 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 1991 season was Reid's last as head coach of the Minutemen. UMass finished the season with a record of 4–7 overall and 3–5 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7 Delaware No. 19
L 7–249,527 [1]
September 14No. 11 Holy Cross *
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 20–2213,562 [2]
September 21at Maine
W 10–39,746 [3]
September 28at Boston University
W 15–73,074 [4]
October 5at No. 19 James Madison *
L 7–2415,104 [5]
October 12 Rhode Island Dagger-14-plain.png
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 14–179,427 [6]
October 19at Connecticut
L 21–2610,142 [7]
November 2vs. Northeastern *
W 27–124,620 [8]
November 9 Richmond
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 42–144,427 [9]
November 16at No. 6 Villanova
L 14–246,000 [10]
November 23No. 12 New Hampshire
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
L 28–354,126 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Blue Hens rip UMass". The News Journal. September 8, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Burris, Joe (September 15, 1991). "Holy Cross' Fuller leaves UMass empty". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 97. Retrieved January 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Minutemen tackle Black Bears for first win". Daily Hampshire Gazette. September 23, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "UMass beats BU for second straight". The Republican. September 29, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "JMU extends winning streak". Daily Press. October 6, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Rhode Island upsets UMass on FG with :04 left". The Day. October 13, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Turnovers kill UMass". The Berkshire Eagle. October 20, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "UMass staggers past Northeastern". Boston Sunday Globe. November 3, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bledsoe runs wild in 42–14 UMass win". The Berkshire Eagle. November 10, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Villanova enjoys feast of UMass turnovers, 24–14". The Republican. November 17, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "UNH bumps UMass". The Republican. November 24, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.


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