1983 UMass Minutemen football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1983 UMass Minutemen football Yankee Conference Yankee 3–8 2–3 Bob Pickett 6th Jim Reid 6th Alumni Stadium 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 1983 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Eastern September 10 l y y Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH 13–45 20,061 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press-toledo-routs-massachusett/158928795/ The Muncie Star Toledo routs Massachusetts September 11, 1983 November 12, 2024 Newspapers.com September 17 l y Holy Cross Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA 0–17 13,591 Holy Cross Defense Nails UMass Bob Monahan September 18, 1983 62 Boston Sunday Globe Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57008994/1983-holy-cross-umass/ September 24 w y y Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA 21–7 12,500 UMass Starts Fast, Outflexes Harvard Joe Concannon September 25, 1983 62 Boston Sunday Globe Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57035662/1983-harvard-umass/ October 1 l Rhode Island Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA 3–13 6,831 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-union-minutemen-bow-to-yc-ri/158928911/ The Sunday Republican Minutemen bow to YC rival, 13–3 October 2, 1983 November 12, 2024 Newspapers.com October 8 l y y Delaware Delaware Stadium Newark, DE 13–16 19,737 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-delaware-nips-umass/158879705/ Boston Sunday Globe Delaware nips UMass October 9, 1983 November 12, 2024 Newspapers.com October 15 w Maine Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA 17–7 8,327 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-journal-umass-continues-its-hex-over/158928069/ Sun-Journal UMass continues its hex over Maine, 17–7 October 16, 1983 November 12, 2024 Newspapers.com October 22 w Boston University 20 Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA 24–21 11,210 https://www.newspapers.com/article/syracuse-herald-journal-umass-24-boston/158929038/ Syracuse Herald-Journal UMass 24, Boston U. 21 October 23, 1983 November 12, 2024 Newspapers.com October 29 l y Connecticut Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT rivalry 6–16 14,546 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-union-uconn-tops-umass-166/158929144/ The Sunday Republican UConn tops UMass, 16–6 October 30, 1983 November 12, 2024 Newspapers.com November 5 l y y Lehigh Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA 20–21 14,000 Lehigh Scores Miracle Win Ted Meixell November 6, 1983 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57052277/1983-lehigh-umass/ November 12 l y New Hampshire Cowell Stadium Durham, NH rivalry 10–35 6,300 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press-n-hampshire/158929251/ The Burlington Free Press N. Hampshire, 35–10 November 13, 1983 November 12, 2024 Newspapers.com November 19 l y y Northeastern Parsons Field Brookline, MA 14–31 4,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-nu-wraps-up-winning-sea/158883664/ Boston Sunday Globe NU wraps up winning season November 20, 1983 November 12, 2024 Newspapers.com References UMass Category:UMass Minutemen football seasons UMass Minutemen football