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 38 overall and 25 in conference play.

1987 UMass Minutemen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1987 record38 (25 YC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000)
1987 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 12MaineL 14–3111,242
September 19at RichmondL 51–5215,202
September 26James Madison*
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 15–2110,303
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
November 7at Villanova*L 27–4413,400
November 14at New HampshireL 10–176,580
November 21at Northeastern*W 27–73,830
  • *Non-conference game

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