1997 UMass Minutemen football team

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1997 UMass Minutemen football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Record2–9 (1–7 A-10)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJerry Azzinaro (2nd season)
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
New England Division
New Hampshire x   5 – 3     5 – 6  
Connecticut   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Maine   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Rhode Island   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Boston University   1 – 7     1 – 10  
UMass   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 1 Villanova x$^   8 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 3 Delaware ^   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 20 Northeastern   5 – 3     8 – 3  
Richmond   4 – 4     6 – 5  
William & Mary   4 – 4     7 – 4  
James Madison   3 – 5     5 – 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1997 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. It was Hodges' last as head coach, as he would take the position of assistant athletic director at the university in the offseason. The 1997 season was a tough one for the Minutemen as they stumbled to their worst record since 1953. UMass finished the season with a record of 2–9 overall and 1–7 in conference play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 301:00 p.m.Richmond
L 6–2110,837[1]
September 131:00 p.m.at Maine
L 6–494,363[2]
September 206:00 p.m.at James Madison
L 10–1311,300[3]
September 271:00 p.m.Rhode Islanddagger
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 18–148,218
October 412:00 p.m.New Hampshire
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
A10 TVL 10–2814,835
October 111:00 p.m.at No. 4 Villanova
NESNL 27–497,109
October 181:30 p.m.at Buffalo*
W 26–206,052
October 251:00 p.m.No. 4 Delaware*
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 9–405,317
November 112:30 p.m.No. 24 Hofstra*
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 13–512,510
November 81:00 p.m.at Boston University
L 8–333,140
November 1512:30 p.m.Connecticut
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
L 16–492,870

References

  1. ^ "UMass loses league opener". The Hartford Courant. August 31, 1997. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Fein's passing powers Bears past Minutemen". The Bangor Daily News. September 15, 1997. p. 15. Retrieved April 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "James Madison stops fumbling Minutemen". The Boston Globe. September 21, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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