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1983 UMass Minutemen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1983 record3–8 (2–3 YC)
Head coachBob Pickett (6th season)
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium (17,000)
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →

Template:1983 Yankee Conference football standings The 1983 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1983 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. The 1983 season was Pickett's last as coach of the Minutemen, who won four conference championships and appeared in the National Championship Game once during his tenure. UMass finished the season with a record of 3–8 overall and 2–3 in conference play.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 10at Toledo*L 13–4520,061
September 17Holy Cross*
L 0–1713,591
September 24at Harvard*
L 21–712,500
October 1Rhode Island
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 3–136,831
October 8at Delaware*L 13–1619,737
October 15Maine
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 17–78,327
October 22Boston University
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 24–2111,210
October 29at Connecticut
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
L 6–1614,546
November 5at Lehigh*
L 20–2114,000
November 12at New Hampshire
L 10–356,300
November 19at Northeastern*
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
L 14–314,200
  • *Non-conference game

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