1980 UMass Minutemen football team

1980 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
1980 record	7–3 (4–1 YC)
Head coach	Bob Pickett (3rd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (17,000)
Seasons

Template:1980 Yankee Conference football standings 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	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20	Villanova*	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 24–12	11,494
September 27	Delaware State*	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 39–0	9,700
October 4	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 26–8	10,443
October 11	Delaware*	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 17–21	10,400
October 18	at Maine	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	W 21–14	2,700
October 25	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 0–3	1,520
November 1	Connecticut	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 39–21	-
November 8	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 17–13	7,121
November 18	New Hampshire	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 17–0	9,206
November 22	Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	L 12–13	15,216
*Non-conference game Homecoming