1989 UMass Minutemen football team

American college football season

1989 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	5–5–1 (3–5 Yankee)
Head coach	Jim Reid (4th season)
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Maine +^	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Connecticut +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Villanova +^	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Delaware	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Boston University	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
UMass	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Rhode Island	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Richmond	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1989 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. UMass finished the season with a record of 5–5–1 overall and 3–5 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	James Madison *	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	T 28–28	9,428	^[1]
September 16	at Lehigh *	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 42–23	6,123	^[2]
September 23	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 23–40	10,389	^[3]
September 30	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 19–41	5,655	^[4]
October 7	Rhode Island	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 31–6	10,102	^[5]
October 14	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 33–39 ^OT	12,440	^[6]
October 21	Delaware	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 14–21	4,780	^[7]
October 28	at Northeastern *	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 31–27	7,060	^[8]
November 4	Richmond	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 17–14	5,926	^[9]
November 11	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 26–29	7,109	^[10]
November 18	New Hampshire	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 34–28	4,114	^[11]
*Non-conference game

^ "UMass, James Madison tie one on, 28–28". The Boston Globe. September 10, 1989. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Fox, John W. (September 17, 1989). "Lehigh's 1,000th game spoiled by UMass 42–23". The Morning Call. p. C1. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maine runs UMass out of town, 40–23". Sunday Republican. September 24, 1989. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "BU routs UMass, 41–19". The Berkshire Eagle. October 1, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UMass rolls with new quarterback". The Republican. October 8, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UMass falls to UConn 39–33 in OT". The Berkshire Eagle. October 15, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brantley carries 'Mud' Hens". Sunday News Journal. October 22, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UMass burns Northeastern". Boston Sunday Globe. October 29, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UMass wins 17–14". The Berkshire Eagle. November 5, 1989. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UMass falls to Villanova". The Berkshire Eagle. November 12, 1989. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UMass finishes with 34–28 win". The Republican. November 19, 1988. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

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