1989 UMass Minutemen football team

1989 UMass Minutemen football
1989 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	5–5–1 (3–5 Yankee)
Head coach	Jim Reid (4th season);
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
	Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Maine +^	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Connecticut +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Villanova +^	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Delaware	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Boston University	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
UMass	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Rhode Island	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Richmond	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1989 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 5–5–1 overall and 3–5 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	James Madison*	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	T 28–28	9,428	^[1]
September 16	at Lehigh*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 42–23	6,123	^[2]
September 23	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 23–40	10,389	^[3]
September 30	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 19–41	5,655	^[4]
October 7	Rhode Island	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 31–6	10,102	^[5]
October 14	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 33–39 ^OT	12,440	^[6]
October 21	Delaware	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 14–21	4,780	^[7]
October 28	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 31–27	7,060	^[8]
November 4	Richmond	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 17–14	5,926	^[9]
November 11	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 26–29	7,109	^[10]
November 18	New Hampshire	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 34–28	4,114	^[11]
*Non-conference game

^ "UMass, James Madison tie one on, 28–28". The Boston Globe. September 10, 1989. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Fox, John W. (September 17, 1989). "Lehigh's 1,000th game spoiled by UMass 42–23". The Morning Call. p. C1. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maine runs UMass out of town, 40–23". Sunday Republican. September 24, 1989. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "BU routs UMass, 41–19". The Berkshire Eagle. October 1, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UMass rolls with new quarterback". The Republican. October 8, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UMass falls to UConn 39–33 in OT". The Berkshire Eagle. October 15, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brantley carries 'Mud' Hens". Sunday News Journal. October 22, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UMass burns Northeastern". Boston Sunday Globe. October 29, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UMass wins 17–14". The Berkshire Eagle. November 5, 1989. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UMass falls to Villanova". The Berkshire Eagle. November 12, 1989. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UMass finishes with 34–28 win". The Republican. November 19, 1988. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

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