1986 UMass Minutemen football
Yankee Conference co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record8–3 (5–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Delaware +^ 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Connecticut + 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
UMass + 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
New Hampshire 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Maine 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Richmond 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Boston University 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rhode Island 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1986 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. The 1986 season was notable as it was Jim Reid's first as coach of the Minutemen. Reid led UMass to their first conference championship since 1982. UMass finished the season with a record of 8–3 overall and 5–2 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at James Madison*
W 16–1412,400[1]
September 13Richmond
W 24–2113,642[2]
September 27Northeastern*
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 31–2813,753
October 4at Rhode Island
W 31–146,356
October 11Delaware
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 13–4113,888
October 18at Maine
W 23–138,500
October 25at Boston University
W 34–2512,249
November 1at Holy Cross*
L 7–4118,861[3]
November 8at Harvard*
W 17–71,250[4]
November 15New Hampshire
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
W 38–318,117
November 22Connecticut
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
L 17–2010,973
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Bonvini kicks in for UMass". The Boston Globe. September 7, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UMass rallies to take Richmond 24–21". The Morning News. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Holy Cross Routs UMass, 41-7". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Associated Press. November 2, 1986. pp. D9, D8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 9, 1986). "UMass Rams Harvard, 17-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
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