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American college football season
The 1987 UMass Minutemen football team represented the
University of Massachusetts Amherst in the
1987 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 3–8 overall and 2–5 in conference play.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 |
Maine | | L 14–31 | 11,242 | |
September 19 | at
Richmond | | L 51–52 4OT | 15,202 |
[1] |
September 26 |
James Madison* | - McGuirk Stadium
- Hadley, MA
| L 15–21 | 10,303 |
[2] |
October 3 |
Rhode Island | - McGuirk Stadium
- Hadley, MA
| W 42–7 | 9,801 | |
October 10 | at
Delaware | | L 34–37 | 21,764 | |
October 17 | at
Connecticut | | L 17–21 | 8,013 | |
October 24 | at
Boston University | - McGuirk Stadium
- Hadley, MA
| W 10–7 | 12,410 | |
October 31 |
Holy Cross* | - McGuirk Stadium
- Hadley, MA
| L 10–54 | 15,214 |
[3] |
November 7 | at
Villanova* | | L 27–44 | 13,400 |
[4] |
November 14 | at
New Hampshire | | L 10–17 | 6,580 | |
November 21 | at
Northeastern* | | W 27–7 | 3,830 | |
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"UR survives shootout as Matthews runs wild". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 20, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"UMass comes up short, 21–15". The Boston Globe. September 27, 1987. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Vega, Michael (November 1, 1987).
"Another Rout for Holy Cross".
Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"'Nova whips UMass". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 8, 1987. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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