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: Bob Pickett Conference: Yankee-
1978 Season Highlights
Bob Pickett enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Massachusetts.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 vs. Villanova
21
25
L
Sat., Sep. 23 @ Maine
40
6
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @ Harvard
0
10
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Morgan State
38
6
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @ Boston
31
7
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @ Rhode Island
19
17
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Connecticut
17
10
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Rutgers
11
21
L
Sat., Nov. 11 @ Holy Cross
33
8
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs. New Hampshire
34
7
W
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Boston College
27
0
W
Sat., Dec. 9 @
Nevada
44
21
W
Sat., Dec. 16 @ Florida A&M
28
35
L
Pioneer Bowl Bowl
1978 Season Totals
Record 9-4
Points Scored 343
Scoring Average 26.4
Points Allowed 173
Defense Average 13.3
Opponents Record 24-22
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 5-2
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 All Yankee Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.