1988 UMass Minutemen football team

1988 UMass Minutemen football
Yankee Conference co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 17–28 at Eastern Kentucky
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	8–4 (6–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Jim Reid (3rd season)
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium

1988 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–10 UMass +^	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 15 Delaware +^	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Maine	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Villanova	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Boston University	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1988 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 1988 season marked the Minutemen's first playoff appearance since their runner-up finish in the 1978 National Championship game. UMass finished the season with a record of 8–4 overall and 6–2 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	No. 14 Maine		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 45–42	12,458	[1]
September 17	at Ball State*		Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 17–44	9,370	[2]
September 24	at Harvard*		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 45–28	7,500	[3]
October 1	Boston University		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 44–27	12,840	[4]
October 8	at Rhode Island	No. T–11	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 26–7	5,117	[5]
October 15	Connecticut	No. 9	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	L 14–35	14,301	[6]
October 22	at No. 14 Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 7–10	22,301	[7]
October 29	Northeastern*		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 21–6	7,240	[8]
November 5	at Richmond		UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 26–16	9,026	[9]
November 12	Villanova		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 17–6	5,829	[10]
November 19	at No. 20 New Hampshire	No. 11	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	W 64–42	8,650	[11]
November 26	at No. 7 Eastern Kentucky*	No. T–10	Hanger Field Richmond, KY (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 17–28	4,600	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Maine's rally fails at UMass". Sun-Journal. September 11, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Cards make it three in a row". The Muncie Star. September 18, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Pave, Marvin (September 25, 1988). "Mitchell's Feats Help UMass Blitz Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "'D' lets UMass roar back, 44–27". The Sunday Republican. October 2, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "UMass whips Rhody". The Berkshire Eagle. October 9, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Huskies roar back against UMass". The Day. October 16, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "No luck for UMass at Delaware". The Sunday Republican. October 23, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "UMass routs Northeastern". The Berkshire Eagle. October 30, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "UMass wins 26–16". The Berkshire Eagle. November 6, 1988. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "UMass halts 'Nova's quest for title, 17–6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 13, 1988. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "UMass pours it on, 64–42". Boston Sunday Globe. November 20, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Eastern wins 28–17". The Park City Daily News. November 27, 1988. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.