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- 
 
	 
  
	
	
	
	
	
				
				 
				
				  
				
				 
				
				 
				
				 
			
		    	
				 
  
				
				 
				
				  
	  
 
 
 
 
	
		
1981 Season Highlights  
 Bob Pickett enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Massachusetts.  
    
		
		
1981 Season  
 Date   
 Opponent   Score   
   
 Sat., Sep. 19   vs. Holy Cross  
    
   	 13  
   	 10  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 26   vs. Dartmouth  
    
   	 10  
   	 8  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 3   vs. Rhode Island  
    
   	 10  
   	 16  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 10   @ Delaware  
    
   	 15  
   	 38  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 17   vs. Maine  
    
   	 20  
   	 7  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 24   vs. Boston  
    
   	 34  
   	 20  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 31   @
Connecticut 
  
    
   	 29  
   	 24  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 7   @
Boston College 
  
    
   	 22  
   	 52  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 14   @ New Hampshire  
    
   	 20  
   	 9  
     W   
    
   	   
   	  
 
 
		   	
	
1981 Season Totals  
  Record 6-3
  
  Points Scored 173  
  Scoring Average 19.2  
  Points Allowed 184  
  Defense Average 20.4  
  Opponents Record 9-13
  
  Conference Record 0-0  
  Home Record 4-1
  
  Away Record 2-2
     
  
 
		
1981 NCAA Final Rankings  
 Rank   
 Record   
 Source   
  was not ranked.   
  
        
 
        
  
        
        
    
 
1981 All American Awards  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Award   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
 
1981 All Yankee Conference Players  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
  
   
  
	
	  
Some records may be incomplete.  
	 
 
 
 
 
    
      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
 Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.