1979 UMass Minutemen football team

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1979 UMass Minutemen football
Yankee Conference co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–4 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJim Reid (2nd season)
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Boston University + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
UMass + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Connecticut 3 – 1 – 1 3 – 6 – 2
New Hampshire 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 2
Maine 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 1
Rhode Island 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1979 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 Minutemen came into the 1979 season on the heels of an appearance in the inaugural I-AA National Championship Game. Despite the high expectations, the team was still able to repeat as Yankee Conference Champions, though they did not earn a postseason berth. UMass finished the season with a record of 6–4 overall and 4–1 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Villanova*
L 7–358,500
September 22Maine
W 38–143,990
September 29at Harvard*
W 20–715,000[1]
October 6North Carolina Central*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 48–77,400
October 13at No. 3 Boston UniversityNo. 10
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 20–610,800
October 20Rhode IslandNo. 4
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 24–013,500
October 27at ConnecticutNo. 3
L 0–2410,677
November 10Holy Cross*No. 9
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 18–206,300[2]
November 17at New Hampshire
W 29–08,750
November 24at Boston College*
L 3–4128,475[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ Concannon, Joe (September 30, 1979). "UMass Zings Crimson, 20-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Ahern, John (November 11, 1979). "Solomon Strikes Again: HC Stuns UMass". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Boston College 41, Massachusetts 3". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 25, 1979. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.


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