1992 UMass Minutemen football team

The 1992 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Mike Hodges and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 1992 season was Hodges' first as head coach of the Minutemen. UMass finished the season with a record of 7–3 overall and 5–3 in conference play.

1992 UMass Minutemen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Delaware $^ 7 1 0 11 3 0
No. 10 Villanova ^ 6 2 0 9 3 0
UMass 5 3 0 7 3 0
Richmond 5 3 0 7 4 0
Maine 4 4 0 6 5 0
Connecticut 4 4 0 6 5 0
New Hampshire 3 5 0 5 5 1
Boston University 2 6 0 3 8 0
Rhode Island 0 8 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at No. 9 DelawareL 13–3317,299
September 19at No. 20 Holy Cross*W 7–310,802[1]
September 26Boston UniversityW 30–285,846
October 10at Rhode IslandW 32–76,141
October 17Connecticut
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
W 20–710,909
October 24No. 10 Villanova
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 13–96,891[2]
October 31Northeastern*No. 18
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 22–105,051
November 7at No. 16 RichmondNo. 15W 17–1310,402[3]
November 14MaineNo. 15
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 13–216,001
November 21at New HampshireNo. T–20L 13–205,398

References

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  1. ^ Concannon, Joe (September 20, 1992). "UMass Stymies Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UMass gets 13–9 win". The Berkshire Eagle. October 25, 1992. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Defense lifts UMass past Richmond". The Hartford Courant. November 8, 1992. Retrieved November 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.