1978 UMass Minutemen football team

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1978 UMass Minutemen football
Yankee Conference champion
Lambert Cup winner
ConferenceYankee Conference
Ranking
APNo. 4 (tie)
1978 record9–4 (4–0 YC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJim Reid (1st season)
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium (17,000)
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Yankee Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–4 UMass $^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 7 Rhode Island 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Connecticut 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Boston University 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
New Hampshire 1 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Maine 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1978 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 1978 season was the first after the NCAA split Division I football into two subdivisions, and the first that featured a postseason playoff for Division I-AA. The Minutemen reached this inaugural championship game, losing to Florida A&M, 35–28. UMass finished the season with a record of 9–4 overall and 5–0 in conference play.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15Villanova*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 21–258,800
September 23at Maine
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 40–67,200
September 30at Harvard*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 0–1012,200
October 7Morgan State*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 38–66,700
October 14at Boston University
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 31–73,570
October 21at No. 8 Rhode IslandNo. 10
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 19–177,995
October 28ConnecticutNo. 6
W 17–1014,200
November 4Rutgers*No. 4
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 11–219,800
November 11at Holy Cross*
W 33–820,614
November 18New HampshireNo. 9
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
W 34–711,300
November 25Boston College*No. T–4
W 27–07,950
December 9at No. 1 Nevada*No. T–4
W 44–2114,026
December 16vs. No. 3 Florida A&M*No. T–4
ABCL 28–3513,604
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

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