Massachusetts Football Team History
Massachusetts Minutemen
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA
Founded: 1965 Stadium: McGuirk Alumni Stadium Capacity: 17,000 Colors: Red & Gray & Black Coach: Jim Reid Conference: Yankee-
1986 Season Highlights
Jim Reid enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Massachusetts.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 @
James Madison
16
14
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs. Richmond
24
21
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs. Northeastern
31
28
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @ Rhode Island
31
17
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs. Delaware
13
41
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @ Maine
23
13
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @ Boston
34
25
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @ Holy Cross
7
41
L
Sat., Nov. 8 @ Harvard
17
7
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs. New Hampshire
38
31
W
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Connecticut
17
20
L
1986 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 251
Scoring Average 22.8
Points Allowed 258
Defense Average 23.5
Opponents Record 13-8
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 5-1
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1986 Yankee- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Massachusetts
8-3 251 258
Jim Reid
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 All Yankee Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.