1986 UMass Minutemen football team
American college football season
The 1986 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1986 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. The 1986 season was notable as it was Jim Reid's first as coach of the Minutemen. Reid led UMass to their first conference championship since 1982. UMass finished the season with a record of 8–3 overall and 5–2 in conference play.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | at James Madison* | | W 16–14 | 12,400 | [1] |
September 13 | Richmond | | W 24–21 | 13,642 | [2] |
September 27 | Northeastern* | - McGuirk Stadium
- Hadley, MA
| W 31–28 | 13,753 | |
October 4 | at Rhode Island | | W 31–14 | 6,356 | |
October 11 | Delaware | - McGuirk Stadium
- Hadley, MA
| L 13–41 | 13,888 | |
October 18 | at Maine | | W 23–13 | 8,500 | |
October 25 | at Boston University | | W 34–25 | 12,249 | |
November 1 | at Holy Cross* | | L 7–41 | 18,861 | [3] |
November 8 | at Harvard* | | W 17–7 | 1,250 | [4] |
November 15 | New Hampshire | - McGuirk Stadium
- Hadley, MA (rivalry)
| W 38–31 | 8,117 | |
November 22 | Connecticut | - McGuirk Stadium
- Hadley, MA (rivalry)
| L 17–20 | 10,973 | |
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References
- ^ "Bonvini kicks in for UMass". The Boston Globe. September 7, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UMass rallies to take Richmond 24–21". The Morning News. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Holy Cross Routs UMass, 41-7". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Associated Press. November 2, 1986. pp. D9, D8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Concannon, Joe (November 9, 1986). "UMass Rams Harvard, 17-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
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