1994 UMass Minutemen football team

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1994 UMass Minutemen football
UMass logo.gif
Conference Yankee Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Record5–6 (4–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Jerry Azzinaro (1st season)
Home stadium Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  1993
1995  →
1994 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New England Division
No. 12 New Hampshire x$^ 8 –0 –010 –2 –0
No. 9 Boston University ^ 6 –2 –09 –3 –0
Connecticut 4 –4 –04 –7 –0
UMass 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Rhode Island 2 –6 –02 –9 –0
Maine 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 13 James Madison x^ 6 –2 –010 –3 –0
No. 19 William & Mary x 6 –2 –08 –3 –0
Delaware 5 –3 –07 –3 –1
Villanova 2 –6 –05 –6 –0
Northeastern 2 –6 –02 –9 –0
Richmond 1 –7 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Mike Hodges and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 5–6 overall and 4–4 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Richmond *No. 25
L 13–149,822 [1]
September 17at Holy Cross *
W 32–012,271 [2]
September 24 Maine
W 20–1414,873 [3]
October 1at Rhode Island Dagger-14-plain.png
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 22–1210,812 [4]
October 8at New Hampshire
L 11–149,018 [5]
October 15at No. 7 William & Mary
W 23–149,042 [6]
October 22at Delaware
L 14–5218,978 [7]
October 29No. 8 Boston University
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 24–2815,184 [8]
November 5 Northeastern
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 27–246,511 [9]
November 12No. 1 Youngstown State *
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 9–286,150 [10]
November 19 Connecticut
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
L 13–217,296 [11]

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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 Atlantic 10 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 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.

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.

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.

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The 1988 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1988 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 1988 season marked the Minutemen's first playoff appearance since their runner-up finish in the 1978 National Championship game. UMass finished the season with a record of 8–4 overall and 6–2 in conference play.

The 1987 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1987 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. UMass finished the season with a record of 3–8 overall and 2–5 in conference play.

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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.

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References

  1. ↑ "UMass foiled by blocked extra point, 14–13". The Berkshire Eagle. September 11, 1994. Retrieved November 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Monahan, Bob (September 18, 1994). "Good character builder for UMass". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 64. Retrieved February 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "All fingers point to victory". Daily Hampshire Gazette. September 26, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "UMass stops Rhody". The Sunday Republican. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "UNH defense pulls out victory". Valley News. October 9, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tribe home streak ends in 23–14 loss". Daily Press. October 16, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Delaware crushes UMass". The News Journal. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "BU tops UMass". The Sunday Republican. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Ingoglia's late score gives UMass winning record". The Sunday Republican. November 6, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "UMass falls to Youngstown". The Sunday Republican. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "UMass ends up with empty feeling". Boston Sunday Globe. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.


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