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 73 overall and 41 in conference play.

1980 UMass Minutemen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1980 record73 (41 YC)
Head coachBob Pickett (3rd season)
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium (17,000)
1980 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 20Villanova*W 24–1211,494
September 27Delaware*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 39–09,700
October 4at Rhode IslandW 26–810,443
October 11Delaware*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 17–2110,400
October 18at Maine
W 21–142,700
October 25at Boston University
L 0–31,520
November 1Connecticut
W 39–21-
November 8at Holy Cross*W 17–137,121
November 18New Hampshire
W 17–09,206
November 22Boston College*
L 12–1315,216
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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