1987 UMass Minutemen football team
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.
| 1987 UMass Minutemen football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (2–5 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Maine +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Richmond +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | Maine | L 14–31 | 11,242 | ||
| September 19 | at Richmond | L 51–52 4OT | 15,202 | [1] | |
| September 26 | James Madison* |
| L 15–21 | 10,303 | [2] |
| October 3 | Rhode Island |
| W 42–7 | 9,801 | |
| October 10 | at Delaware | L 34–37 | 21,764 | ||
| October 17 | at Connecticut | L 17–21 | 8,013 | ||
| October 24 | at Boston University |
| W 10–7 | 12,410 | |
| October 31 | Holy Cross* |
| L 10–54 | 15,214 | [3] |
| November 7 | at Villanova* | L 27–44 | 13,400 | [4] | |
| November 14 | at New Hampshire | L 10–17 | 6,580 | ||
| November 21 | at Northeastern* | W 27–7 | 3,830 | ||
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References
- "UR survives shootout as Matthews runs wild". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 20, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UMass comes up short, 21–15". The Boston Globe. September 27, 1987. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- Vega, Michael (November 1, 1987). "Another Rout for Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
- "'Nova whips UMass". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 8, 1987. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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