1980 UMass Minutemen football team

1980 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	7–3 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Bob Pickett (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Reid (3rd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium

1980 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Boston University $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. T–10 UMass	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
No. T–10 Connecticut	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
New Hampshire	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Maine	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1980 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. UMass finished the season with a record of 7–3 overall and 4–1 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Villanova*		Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 24–12	11,494
September 27	Delaware State*	No. T–10	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 39–0	9,700
October 4	at Rhode Island	No. 8	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 26–8	10,443
October 11	No. T–10 Delaware*	No. T–3	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 17–21	10,400
October 18	at Maine	No. T–10	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 21–14	2,700
October 25	at No. 8 Boston University	No. 9	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 0–3	1,520
November 1	No. 5 Connecticut	No. T–10	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 39–21	12,146
November 8	at Holy Cross*	No. T–10	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 17–13	7,121
November 15	No. T–10 New Hampshire	No. 9	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 17–0	9,206
November 22	Boston College*	No. T–10	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	L 12–13	15,216
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game