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
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12MaineL 14–3111,242
September 19at RichmondL 51–52 4OT15,202[1]
September 26James Madison*
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 15–2110,303[2]
October 3Rhode Island
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 42–79,801
October 10at DelawareL 34–3721,764
October 17at ConnecticutL 17–218,013
October 24at Boston University
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 10–712,410
October 31Holy Cross*
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 10–5415,214[3]
November 7at Villanova*L 27–4413,400[4]
November 14at New HampshireL 10–176,580
November 21at Northeastern*W 27–73,830
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "UR survives shootout as Matthews runs wild". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 20, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UMass comes up short, 21–15". The Boston Globe. September 27, 1987. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Vega, Michael (November 1, 1987). "Another Rout for Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "'Nova whips UMass". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 8, 1987. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.