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1989 UMass Minutemen football team

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1989 UMass Minutemen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Maine +^ 6 2 0 9 3 0
No. 18 Connecticut + 6 2 0 8 3 0
No. 16 Villanova +^ 6 2 0 8 4 0
New Hampshire 5 3 0 7 3 0
Delaware 5 3 0 7 4 0
Boston University 4 4 0 4 7 0
UMass 3 5 0 5 5 1
Rhode Island 1 7 0 3 8 0
Richmond 0 8 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1989 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. UMass finished the season with a record of 5–5–1 overall and 3–5 in conference play.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9James Madison*T 28–289,428[1]
September 16at Lehigh*W 42–236,123[2]
September 23at Maine
L 23–4010,389
September 30at Boston UniversityL 19–415,655
October 7Rhode Island
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 31–610,102
October 14at ConnecticutL 33–39 OT12,440
October 21Delaware
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 14–214,780
October 28at Northeastern*W 31–277,060
November 4Richmond
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 17–145,926[3]
November 11at VillanovaL 26–297,109[4]
November 18New Hampshire
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
W 34–284,114
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "UMass, James Madison tie one on, 28–28". The Boston Globe. September 10, 1989. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Fox, John W. (September 17, 1989). "Lehigh's 1,000th game spoiled by UMass 42–23". The Morning Call. p. C1. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UMass wins 17–14". The Berkshire Eagle. November 5, 1989. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UMass falls to Villanova". The Berkshire Eagle. November 12, 1989. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.