1995 UMass Minutemen football team

1995 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Division	New England Division
Record	6–5 (3–5 Yankee)
Head coach	Mike Hodges (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Ted Roof (1st season)
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons ←  1994 1996  →

1995 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New England Division
Rhode Island x	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 23 Connecticut	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
UMass	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Boston University	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Maine	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 Delaware x$^	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
No. 13 James Madison ^	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 19 William & Mary	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Richmond	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Northeastern	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Villanova	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1995 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 6–5 overall and 3–5 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	1:00 p.m.	Richmond	No. 19	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 7–21	8,614	[1]
September 16	1:00 p.m.	Holy Cross *		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 51–0	8,819	[2]
September 23	1:00 p.m.	at Northeastern		Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 21–19	3,500	[3]
September 30	1:00 p.m.	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 0–34	5,005	[4]
October 7	1:00 p.m.	New Hampshire		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	L 29–32	11,191	[5]
October 14	1:30 p.m.	at Buffalo *		UB Stadium Amherst, NY	W 33–9	5,665	[6]
October 21	1:00 p.m.	No. 12 William & Mary		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 20–9	5,011	[7]
October 28	1:00 p.m.	Lehigh *		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 44–36	5,871	[8]
November 4	12:30 p.m.	at Maine		Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	L 21–24 OT	2,139	[9]
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at Boston University		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 28–23	6,095	[10]
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at Connecticut		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 7–20	8,479	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Spiders' victory is 'unbelievable'". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 10, 1995. Retrieved November 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. Burris, Joe (September 17, 1995). "UMass grinds on HC". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 65. Retrieved February 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "UMass spoils conversion to nip Northeastern, 21–19". Portland Press Herald. September 14, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Rhode Island routs UMass". The Hartford Courant. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "UNH stops UMass". Portland Press Herald. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "UB offense disappears in 39–9 loss to UMass". The Buffalo News. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Ground game, 'D' spark UMass, 20–9". The Berkshire Eagle. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. Vellante, John (October 29, 1995). "Sloshbuckling UMass prevails". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 82. Retrieved February 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "OT loss in Maine seals UM's fate". Daily Hampshire Gazette. November 6, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Alessio is more for Minutemen". Boston Sunday Globe. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "UMass finishes on a dreary note". Sunday Republican. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.