1984 UMass Minutemen football team

1984 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	3–8 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Bob Stull (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Reid (7th season)
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium

1984 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Rhode Island +^	4	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
No. 4 Boston University +^	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 11 New Hampshire	3	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Maine	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Connecticut	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
UMass	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Bob Stull and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The stadium had been called Alumni Stadium from its opening in 1965 until the November 3, 1984, game against Connecticut, when it was officially named for Warren McGuirk, who was the UMass Athletic Director from 1948 to 1972. UMass finished the season with a record of 3–8 overall and 1–4 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Ball State*	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 26–10	8,946	[1]
September 8	Lehigh*	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 14–21	11,871	[2]
September 22	at No. 5 Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 7–35	17,641	[3]
September 29	Northeastern*	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 3–0	8,633	[4]
October 6	at No. 16 Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 19–20	10,227	[5]
October 13	Richmond*	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 7–24	8,229	[6]
October 20	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 7–20	7,200	[7]
October 27	at No. 18 Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 21–31	3,161	[8]
November 3	Connecticut	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	L 16–21	13,031	[9]
November 10	at Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 14–27	13,367	[10]
November 17	No. 4 New Hampshire	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 14–10	5,621	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "BSU turnovers turn opener into loss". The Muncie Star. September 2, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Cadigan, Barry (September 9, 1984). "Horn bombs UMass, 21–14". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 68. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Monahan, Bob (September 23, 1984). "Holy Cross Bruises UMass, 35–7". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 101. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "UMass gets footing, 3–0". Boston Sunday Globe. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Ehrhardt's passing lifts Rhode Island". Record-Journal. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "UMass soundly beaten". The Boston Globe. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Famished Bears feast on UMass". The Sunday Republican. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "UM entertains, but falls to BU". The Sunday Republican. October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Gary's 246 yards lift UConn, 21–16". The Day. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Blue Hens put Massachusetts to rest". Sunday News Journal. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "UMass clips UNH". The Hartford Courant. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.