1994 UMass Minutemen football team

1994 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Division	New England Division
Record	5–6 (4–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Mike Hodges (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Azzinaro (1st season)
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons ←  1993 1995  →

1994 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New England Division
No. 12 New Hampshire x$^	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Boston University ^	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Connecticut	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
UMass	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Maine	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 13 James Madison x^	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
No. 19 William & Mary x	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Delaware	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Villanova	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northeastern	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Richmond	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 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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Richmond *	No. 25	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 13–14	9,822	[1]
September 17	at Holy Cross *		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 32–0	12,271	[2]
September 24	Maine		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 20–14	14,873	[3]
October 1	at Rhode Island		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 22–12	10,812	[4]
October 8	at New Hampshire		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 11–14	9,018	[5]
October 15	at No. 7 William & Mary		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 23–14	9,042	[6]
October 22	at Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 14–52	18,978	[7]
October 29	No. 8 Boston University		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 24–28	15,184	[8]
November 5	Northeastern		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 27–24	6,511	[9]
November 12	No. 1 Youngstown State *		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 9–28	6,150	[10]
November 19	Connecticut		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	L 13–21	7,296	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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.