1981 UMass Minutemen football team
| 1981 UMass Minutemen football | |
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Yankee Conference co-champion | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (4–1 Yankee) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Jim Reid (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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| Rhode Island +^ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–10 UMass + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–10 New Hampshire | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1981 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 1981 season saw the Minutemen win their thirteenth Yankee Conference title. UMass finished the season with a record of 6–3 overall and 4–1 in conference play.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Holy Cross* | W 13–10 | 9,960 | [1] | ||
| September 26 | Dartmouth* |
| W 10–8 | 11,855 | [2] | |
| October 3 | Rhode Island | No. 6 |
| L 10–16 | [3] | |
| October 10 | at No. T–7 Delaware* | L 15–38 | 19,581 | [4] | ||
| October 17 | Maine |
| W 20–7 | [5] | ||
| October 24 | Boston University |
| W 34–20 | [6] | ||
| October 31 | at Connecticut | W 29–24 | 15,980 | [7] | ||
| November 7 | at Boston College* | L 22–52 | 20,400 | [8] | ||
| November 14 | at No. 4 New Hampshire | W 20–9 | [9] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ Monahan, Bob (September 20, 1981). "UMass' Late Rally Crosses Up HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Eisenberg, Harry (September 27, 1981). "UMass Dumps Dartmouth Again". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rhode Island knocks UMass, 16–10". The Sunday Republican. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Monahan, Bob (October 11, 1981). "UMass Thumped". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UM hopes for title still alive". Daily Hampshire Gazette. October 19, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McGrath throws Y-C into turmoil". Transcript-Telegram. October 26, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UMass unmasks UConn early, 29–24". The Day. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "At Chestnut Hill, Mass". The Courier-Journal. November 8, 1981. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "URI, UMass share crown". North Adams Transcript. November 16, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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