1980 UMass Minutemen football team

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.

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Villanova*		Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 24–12	11,494	[1]
September 27	Delaware State*	No. T–10	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 39–0	9,700	[2]
October 4	at Rhode Island	No. 8	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 26–8	10,443	[3]
October 11	No. T–10 Delaware*	No. T–3	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 17–21	10,400	[4]
October 18	at Maine	No. T–10	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 21–14	2,700	[5]
October 25	at No. 8 Boston University	No. 9	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 0–3	1,520	[6]
November 1	No. 5 Connecticut	No. T–10	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 39–21	12,146	[7]
November 8	at Holy Cross*	No. T–10	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 17–13	7,121	[8]
November 15	No. T–10 New Hampshire	No. 9	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 17–0	9,206	[9]
November 22	Boston College*	No. T–10	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	L 12–13	15,216	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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