1992 UMass Minutemen football team

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1992 UMass Minutemen football
Conference Yankee Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadium Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  1991
1993  →
1992 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Delaware $^ 7 –1 –011 –3 –0
No. 10 Villanova ^ 6 –2 –09 –3 –0
UMass 5 –3 –07 –3 –0
Richmond 5 –3 –07 –4 –0
Maine 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Connecticut 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
New Hampshire 3 –5 –05 –5 –1
Boston University 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Rhode Island 0 –8 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1992 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Mike Hodges and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 1992 season was Hodges' first as head coach of the Minutemen. UMass finished the season with a record of 7–3 overall and 5–3 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at No. 9 Delaware
L 13–3317,299 [1]
September 19at No. 20 Holy Cross *
W 7–310,802 [2]
September 26 Boston University
W 30–285,846 [3]
October 10at Rhode Island
W 32–76,141 [4]
October 17 Connecticut
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
W 20–710,909 [5]
October 24No. 10 Villanova
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 13–96,891 [6]
October 31 Northeastern *No. 18
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 22–105,051 [7]
November 7at No. 16 Richmond No. 15
W 17–1310,402 [8]
November 14 Maine No. 15
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 13–216,001 [9]
November 21at New Hampshire No. T–20
L 13–205,398 [10]

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The 1986 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1986 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 1986 season was notable as it was Jim Reid's first as coach of the Minutemen. Reid led UMass to their first conference championship since 1982. UMass finished the season with a record of 8–3 overall and 5–2 in conference play.

The 1984 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Bob Stull and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The stadium had been called Alumni Stadium from its opening in 1965 until the November 3, 1984, game against Connecticut, when it was officially named for Warren McGuirk, who was the UMass Athletic Director from 1948 to 1972. UMass finished the season with a record of 3–8 overall and 1–4 in conference play.

The 1983 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Bob Pickett and played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 1983 season was Pickett's last as coach of the Minutemen, who won four conference championships and appeared in the National Championship Game once during his tenure. UMass finished the season with a record of 3–8 overall and 2–3 in conference play.

The 1982 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Bob Pickett and played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 1982 season was notable as it was the last Conference Championship for Bob Pickett as coach of the Minutemen. UMass finished the season with a record of 5–6 overall and 3–2 in conference play, winning the Yankee Conference championship.

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The 1980 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Bob Pickett and played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 7–3 overall and 4–1 in conference play.

The 1979 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Bob Pickett and played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The Minutemen came into the 1979 season on the heels of an appearance in the inaugural I-AA National Championship Game. Despite the high expectations, the team was still able to repeat as Yankee Conference Champions, though they did not earn a postseason berth. UMass finished the season with a record of 6–4 overall and 4–1 in conference play.

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The 1973 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1973 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Yankee Conference in NCAA Division II. The team was coached by Dick MacPherson and played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 6–5 overall and 4–2 in conference play.

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References

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  2. ↑ Concannon, Joe (September 20, 1992). "UMass Stymies Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "UMass wins wet, wild one". The Republican. September 27, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "UMass starting to feel like a contender". Daily Hampshire Gazette. October 12, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "UConn line allows 8 sacks in 20–7 loss to UMass". The Hartford Courant. October 18, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "UMass gets 13–9 win". The Berkshire Eagle. October 25, 1992. Retrieved April 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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  8. ↑ "Defense lifts UMass past Richmond". The Hartford Courant. November 8, 1992. Retrieved November 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Loss may keep UMass home". Daily Hampshire Gazette. November 16, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "UMass comes up empty against New Hampshire". The Republican. November 22, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.


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