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1982 UMass Minutemen football team

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1982 UMass Minutemen football
Yankee Conference co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record5–6 (3–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJim Reid (5th season)
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maine + 3 2 0 7 4 0
Boston University +^ 3 2 0 5 6 0
Connecticut + 3 2 0 5 6 0
UMass + 3 2 0 5 6 0
Rhode Island 2 3 0 7 4 0
New Hampshire 1 4 0 4 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

The 1982 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1982 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 1982 season was notable as it was the last Conference Championship for Bob Pickett as coach of the Minutemen. UMass finished the season with a record of 5–6 overall and 3–2 in conference play, winning the Yankee Conference championship.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11West Chester*W 25–310,623
September 18at Holy Cross*L 14–2713,251
September 25at Harvard*L 14–3112,500
October 2at Rhode IslandW 17–79,443
October 9Delaware*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 13–1410,411
October 16at Maine
L 24–429,800
October 23at Boston UniversityL 6–428,249
October 30Connecticut
W 30–149,932
November 6Boston College*
L 21–3416,023
November 13New Hampshire
W 27–04,871
November 20American International*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 29–135,263
  • *Non-conference game

References

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