1993 UMass Minutemen football team

The 1993 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Mike Hodges and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 1993 season was notable due to a mid-season overseas matchup with rival Rhode Island. The two New England teams faced off in the Wild Geese Classic held in Limerick, Ireland, with UMass winning the game by a score of 36–14. UMass finished the season with a record of 8–3 overall and 5–3 in conference play.

1993 UMass Minutemen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionNew England Division
1993 record8–3 (5–3 YC)
Head coachMike Hodges (2nd season)
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000)
1993 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
New England
No. 6 Boston University x$^ 8 0 0  12 1 0
No. 25 UMass 6 2 0  9 2 0
Connecticut 5 3 0  6 5 0
New Hampshire 4 4 0  6 5 0
Rhode Island 2 6 0  4 7 0
Maine 0 8 0  0 11 0
Mid-Atlantic
No. 10 William & Mary x^ 7 1 0  9 3 0
No. 18 Delaware ^ 6 2 0  9 4 0
James Madison 4 4 0  6 5 0
Richmond 3 5 0  5 6 0
Northeastern 2 6 0  2 9 0
Villanova 1 7 0  3 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 11Holy Cross*W 37–712,887
September 18at MaineNo. 25
L 13–177,924
September 25at Boston University
L 9–287,508
October 2James Madison*
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 33–1014,207
October 9vs. Rhode IslandW 36–145,124
October 16at ConnecticutW 20–1712,001
October 23No. 7 Delaware
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 43–2913,102
October 30at NortheasternW 21–175,500
November 6Richmond*No. 25
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 29–245,139
November 13No. 10 William & Mary
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 28–453,222
November 20New Hampshire
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
W 15–134,712
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