1980 UMass Minutemen football team

American college football season

1980 UMass Minutemen football

Conference| Yankee Conference
Record| 7–3 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach|

* Bob Pickett (3rd season)

Defensive coordinator| Jim Reid (3rd season)
Home stadium| Alumni Stadium

Seasons

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1981 ->

1980 Yankee Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 9 Boston University $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. T–10 UMass | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. T–10 Connecticut | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
New Hampshire | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Maine | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Rhode Island | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from Associated Press poll

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.

## Schedule

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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

## References

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1. ^ "Villanova drops third in a row to UMass, 24–12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "UMass blitzes Delaware State, 39–0". The Sunday Republican. September 28, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "UMass rolls on". The Boston Globe. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Delaware rally frustrates UMass". The Boston Globe. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 29, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Massachusetts 21, Maine 14". The Burlington Free Press. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Terriers overcome UMass, rain, wind". The Hartford Courant. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "UMass rushes past UConn". The Sunday Republican. November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Monahan, Bob (November 9, 1980). "UMass Struggles Past Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 79 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "New Hampshire 31, URI 28". Syracuse Herald-Journal. November 16, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "BC edges Holy Cross by 27-26". Fort Lauderdale News. November 30, 1980. p. 11C - via Newspapers.com.

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UMass Minutemen football

Venues|

* Alumni Field (1879–1964)
* Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (1965–2011, 2014–)
* Gillette Stadium (alternate) (2012–2016)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Boston College
* New Hampshire
* UConn

Culture & lore|

* Sam the Minuteman
* "Fight Mass"
* University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band

People|

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