1986 UMass Minutemen football team

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1986 UMass Minutemen football
Yankee Conference co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
1986 record8–3 (5–2 YC)
Head coach
  • Jim Reid (1st season)
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000)
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Yankee Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Delaware +^ 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Connecticut + 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
UMass + 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
New Hampshire 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Maine 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Richmond 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Boston University 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rhode Island 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Jim Reid and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 1986 season was notable as it was Jim Reid's first as coach of the Minutemen. Reid led UMass to their first conference championship since 1982. UMass finished the season with a record of 8–3 overall and 5–2 in conference play.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at James Madison*
  • JMU Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 16–1412,400[1]
September 13Richmond
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 24–2113,642
September 27Northeastern*
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 31–2813,753
October 4at Rhode Island
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 31–146,356
October 11Delaware
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 13–4113,888
October 18at Maine
  • The Ball Park
  • Old Orchard Beach, ME
W 23–138,500
October 25at Boston University
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 34–2512,249
November 1at Holy Cross*
L 7–4118,861[2]
November 8at Harvard*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 17–71,250[3]
November 15New Hampshire
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
W 38–318,117
November 22Connecticut
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
L 17–2010,973
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Bonvini kicks in for UMass". The Boston Globe. September 7, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Holy Cross Routs UMass, 41-7". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Associated Press. November 2, 1986. pp. D9, D8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 9, 1986). "UMass Rams Harvard, 17-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
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