1980 UMass Minutemen football team
The 1980 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1980 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. UMass finished the season with a record of 7–3 overall and 4–1 in conference play.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 20 |
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Villanova* |
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Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA |
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W 24–12 |
11,494 |
September 27 |
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Delaware State*![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
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Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA |
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W 39–0 |
9,700 |
October 4 |
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at Rhode Island |
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Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI |
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W 26–8 |
10,443 |
October 11 |
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Delaware* |
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Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA |
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L 17–21 |
10,400 |
October 18 |
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at Maine |
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Alumni Stadium • Orono, ME |
|
W 21–14 |
2,700 |
October 25 |
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at Boston University |
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Nickerson Field • Boston, MA |
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L 0–3 |
1,520 |
November 1 |
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Connecticut |
|
Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry) |
|
W 39–21 |
- |
November 8 |
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at Holy Cross* |
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Fitton Field • Worcester, MA |
|
W 17–13 |
7,121 |
November 18 |
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New Hampshire |
|
Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry) |
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W 17–0 |
9,206 |
November 22 |
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Boston College* |
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Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry) |
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L 12–13 |
15,216 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from the FCS Sports Network Poll,[1] unless otherwise noted. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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