1981 UMass Minutemen football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1981 UMass Minutemen football Yankee Conference Yankee 6–3 4–1 Bob Pickett 4th Jim Reid 4th Alumni Stadium Yankee Conference co-champion The 1981 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1981 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 1981 season saw the Minutemen win their thirteenth Yankee Conference title. UMass finished the season with a record of 6–3 overall and 4–1 in conference play. Schedule 1981 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Eastern September 19 w y Holy Cross Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA 13–10 9,960 UMass' Late Rally Crosses Up HC Bob Monahan September 20, 1981 56 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54309813/1981-holy-cross-umass/ September 26 w y Dartmouth Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA 10–8 11,855 UMass Dumps Dartmouth Again Harry Eisenberg September 27, 1981 78 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54310057/1981-dartmouth-umass/ October 3 l 6 Rhode Island Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA 10–16 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-union-rhode-island-knocks-um/158158675/ The Sunday Republican Rhode Island knocks UMass, 16–10 October 4, 1981 October 30, 2024 Newspapers.com October 10 l y y Delaware T–7 Delaware Stadium Newark, DE 15–38 19,581 UMass Thumped Bob Monahan October 11, 1981 71 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54310605/1981-delaware-umass/ October 17 w Maine Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA 20–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-hampshire-gazette-um-hopes-for-tit/158159460/ Daily Hampshire Gazette UM hopes for title still alive October 19, 1981 October 30, 2024 Newspapers.com October 24 w Boston University Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA 34–20 https://www.newspapers.com/article/transcript-telegram-mcgrath-throws-y-c-i/158159607/ Transcript-Telegram McGrath throws Y-C into turmoil October 26, 1981 October 30, 2024 Newspapers.com October 31 w y Connecticut Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT rivalry 29–24 15,980 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-day-umass-unmasks-uconn-early-2924/158159733/ The Day UMass unmasks UConn early, 29–24 November 1, 1981 October 30, 2024 Newspapers.com November 7 l y y Boston College Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA rivalry 22–52 20,400 At Chestnut Hill, Mass. The Courier-Journal November 8, 1981 C2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17505460/at_chestnut_hill_mass/ Newspapers.com November 14 w y New Hampshire 4 Cowell Stadium Durham, NH rivalry 20–9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/north-adams-transcript-uri-umass-share/158159837/ North Adams Transcript URI, UMass share crown November 16, 1981 October 30, 2024 Newspapers.com References UMass Category:UMass Minutemen football seasons Category:Yankee Conference football champion seasons UMass Minutemen football