1982 UMass Minutemen football team
| 1982 UMass Minutemen football | |
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Yankee Conference co-champion | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–2 Yankee) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Jim Reid (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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| Maine + | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University +^ | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut + | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass + | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1982 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1982 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 1982 season was notable as it was the last Conference Championship for Bob Pickett as coach of the Minutemen. UMass finished the season with a record of 5–6 overall and 3–2 in conference play, winning the Yankee Conference championship.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 11 | West Chester* | W 25–3 | 10,623 | |
| September 18 | at Holy Cross* | L 14–27 | 13,251 | |
| September 25 | at Harvard* | L 14–31 | 12,500 | |
| October 2 | at Rhode Island | W 17–7 | 9,443 | |
| October 9 | Delaware* |
| L 13–14 | 10,411 |
| October 16 | at Maine |
| L 24–42 | 9,800 |
| October 23 | at Boston University | L 6–42 | 8,249 | |
| October 30 | Connecticut |
| W 30–14 | 9,932 |
| November 6 | Boston College* |
| L 21–34 | 16,023 |
| November 13 | New Hampshire |
| W 27–0 | 4,871 |
| November 20 | American International* |
| W 29–13 | 5,263 |
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