1978 UMass Minutemen football team

The 1978 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1978 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. The 1978 season was the first after the NCAA split Division I football into two subdivisions, and the first that featured a postseason playoff for Division I-AA. The Minutemen reached this inaugural championship game, losing to Florida A&M, 35–28. UMass finished the season with a record of 94 overall and 50 in conference play.

1978 UMass Minutemen football
Yankee Conference champion
Lambert Cup winner
ConferenceYankee Conference
Ranking
APNo. T–4th
1978 record9–4 (4–0 YC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium (17,000)
1978 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. T–4 UMass $^ 5 0 0  9 4 0
No. 7 Rhode Island 3 2 0  7 3 0
Connecticut 3 2 0  4 7 0
Boston University 2 3 0  6 4 0
New Hampshire 1 3 1  6 4 1
Maine 0 4 1  3 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15Villanova*L 21–258,800
September 23at Maine
W 40–67,200
September 30at Harvard*L 0–1012,200
October 7Morgan State*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 38–66,700
October 14at Boston UniversityW 31–73,570
October 21at Rhode IslandNo. 10W 19–177,995
October 28ConnecticutNo. 6
W 17–1014,200
November 4Rutgers*No. 4
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 11–219,800
November 11at Holy Cross*W 33–820,614
November 18New HampshireNo. 9
W 34–711,300
November 25Boston College*No. T–4
W 27–07,950
December 9at No. 1 Nevada*No. T–4W 44–2114,026
December 16vs. No. 3 Florida A&M*No. T–4ABC SportsL 28–3513,604

References

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