1992 UMass Minutemen football team

1992 UMass Minutemen football
1992 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	7–3 (5–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Mike Hodges (1st season);
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
	Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Delaware $^	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	3	–	0
No. 10 Villanova ^	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
UMass	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Richmond	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Maine	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Boston University	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Rhode Island	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1992 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Mike Hodges and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 1992 season was Hodges' first as head coach of the Minutemen. UMass finished the season with a record of 7–3 overall and 5–3 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at No. 9 Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 13–33	17,299
September 19	at No. 20 Holy Cross*		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 7–3	10,802	^[1]
September 26	Boston University		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 30–28	5,846
October 10	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 32–7	6,141
October 17	Connecticut		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 20–7	10,909
October 24	No. 10 Villanova		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 13–9	6,891	^[2]
October 31	Northeastern*	No. 18	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 22–10	5,051
November 7	at No. 16 Richmond	No. 15	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 17–13	10,402	^[3]
November 14	Maine	No. 15	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 13–21	6,001
November 21	at New Hampshire	No. T–20	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 13–20	5,398
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ Concannon, Joe (September 20, 1992). "UMass Stymies Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UMass gets 13–9 win". The Berkshire Eagle. October 25, 1992. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Defense lifts UMass past Richmond". The Hartford Courant. November 8, 1992. Retrieved November 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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