1993 UMass Minutemen football team

1993 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 25
Record	8–3 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Mike Hodges (2nd season)
Home stadium	McGuirk Stadium
Seasons ←  1992 1994  →

1993 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New England Division
No. 6 Boston University x$^	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
No. 25 UMass	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Connecticut	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Maine	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10 William & Mary x^	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Delaware ^	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
James Madison	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Richmond	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northeastern	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Villanova	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1993 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 McGuirk Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 8–3 overall and 5–3 in conference play.

The matchup with rival Rhode Island was originally scheduled to be played as the Emerald Isle Classic at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney, Ireland. ^[1] In August the game was relocated from Ireland to McGuirk Stadium in Hadley after it was determined the game would be a financial loss for each school. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Holy Cross *		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 37–7	12,887	[3]
September 18	at Maine	No. 25	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	L 13–17	7,924	[4]
September 25	at Boston University		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 9–28	7,508	[5]
October 2	James Madison *		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 33–10	14,207	[6]
October 9	Rhode Island		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 36–14	5,124	[7]
October 16	at Connecticut		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 20–17	12,001	[8]
October 23	No. 7 Delaware		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 43–29	13,102	[9]
October 30	at Northeastern		Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 21–17	5,500	[10]
November 6	Richmond *	No. 25	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 29–24	5,139	[11]
November 13	No. 10 William & Mary	No. 21	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 28–45	3,222	[12]
November 20	New Hampshire		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 15–13	4,712	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Plans continuing for UMass–R.I. grid game". The Sunday Republican. June 30, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "UMass' trip to Ireland cancelled". The Sunday Republican. August 15, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Minutemen pummel Crusaders". The Sunday Republican. September 12, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "UMass reeling from mistakes". Daily Hampshire Gazette. September 20, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Boston University improves mark to 3–0". Concord Monitor. September 26, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "UMass right at home". Boston Sunday Globe. October 3, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "UMass batters Rams". Boston Sunday Globe. October 10, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "UMass topples UConn". The Day. October 17, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "UMass gridmen upset Delaware". The Sunday Republican. October 24, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Alessio lifts UMass with late score". The Sunday Republican. October 31, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "UMass wins 6th straight". The Berkshire Eagle. November 7, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. "UMass win streak ends at 6". The Berkshire Eagle. November 14, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Wildcats end on losing note". Concord Monitor. November 21, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.