1991 UMass Minutemen football team

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1991 UMass Minutemen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Delaware +^ 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 7 Villanova +^ 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 11 New Hampshire +^ 7 1 0 9 3 0
Rhode Island 3 5 0 6 5 0
UMass 3 5 0 4 7 0
Boston University 3 5 0 4 7 0
Maine 2 6 0 3 8 0
Connecticut 2 6 0 3 8 0
Richmond 2 6 0 2 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1991 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 1991 season was Reid's last as head coach of the Minutemen. UMass finished the season with a record of 4–7 overall and 3–5 in conference play.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7DelawareNo. 19L 7–249,527
September 14No. 11 Holy Cross*
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 20–2213,562
September 21at Maine
W 10–39,746
September 28at Boston UniversityW 15–7
October 5at No. 19 James Madison*L 7–24
October 121:30 p.m.Rhode Islanddagger
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 14–179,427
October 19at ConnecticutL 21–2610,142
November 2vs. Northeastern*W 27–124,620
November 9Richmond
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 42–144,427[1]
November 16at No. 6 VillanovaL 14–24
November 23No. 12 New Hampshire
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
L 28–354,126

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bledsoe runs wild in 42–14 UMass win". The Berkshire Eagle. November 10, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.