1983 UMass Minutemen football team
American college football season
1983 UMass Minutemen football | |
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Conference | Yankee Conference |
Record | 3–8 (2–3 Yankee) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Jim Reid (6th season) |
Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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No. T–13 Boston University +^ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 New Hampshire | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1983 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 1983 season was Pickett's last as coach of the Minutemen, who won four conference championships and appeared in the National Championship Game once during his tenure. UMass finished the season with a record of 3–8 overall and 2–3 in conference play.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | at Toledo* | L 13–45 | 20,061 | ||
September 17 | Holy Cross* | L 0–17 | 13,591 | [1] | |
September 24 | at Harvard* | L 21–7 | 12,500 | [2] | |
October 1 | Rhode Island |
| W 3–13 | 6,831 | |
October 8 | at Delaware* | L 13–16 | 19,737 | ||
October 15 | Maine |
| W 17–7 | 8,327 | |
October 22 | No. 20 Boston University |
| W 24–21 | 11,210 | |
October 29 | at Connecticut |
| L 6–16 | 14,546 | |
November 5 | at Lehigh* |
| L 20–21 | 14,000 | [3] |
November 12 | at New Hampshire | L 10–35 | 6,300 | ||
November 19 | at Northeastern* | L 14–31 | 4,200 | ||
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References
- ^ Monahan, Bob (September 18, 1983). "Holy Cross Defense Nails UMass". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Concannon, Joe (September 25, 1983). "UMass Starts Fast, Outflexes Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (November 6, 1983). "Lehigh Scores Miracle Win". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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