1987 UMass Minutemen football team

1987 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	3–8 (2–5 Yankee)
Head coach	Jim Reid (2nd season)
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium

1987 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Maine +^	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 17 Richmond +^	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Delaware	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
UMass	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Boston University	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rhode Island	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Maine	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 14–31	11,242	[1]
September 19	at Richmond	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 51–52 ^4OT	15,202	[2]
September 26	James Madison*	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 15–21	10,303	[3]
October 3	Rhode Island	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 42–7	9,801	[4]
October 10	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 34–37	21,764	[5]
October 17	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 17–21	8,013	[6]
October 24	at Boston University	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 10–7	12,410	[7]
October 31	Holy Cross*	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 10–54	15,214	[8]
November 7	at Villanova*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 27–44	13,400	[9]
November 14	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 10–17	6,580	[10]
November 21	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 27–7	3,830	[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "UMaine upsets UMass". The Lewiston Daily Sun. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "UR survives shootout as Matthews runs wild". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 20, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "UMass comes up short, 21–15". The Boston Globe. September 27, 1987. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "UMass wallops Rhode Island". The Hartford Courant. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Hens hold off UMass 37–34". Sunday News Journal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "No hero for UMass, UConn wins 21–17". The Sunday Republican. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Patience pays off for UM". The Sunday Republican. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Vega, Michael (November 1, 1987). "Another Rout for Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "'Nova whips UMass". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 8, 1987. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "UNH downs UMass". Sun-Journal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "UMass wins finale". The Berkshire Eagle. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.