1987 UMass Minutemen football team

The 1987 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Jim Reid and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Amherst, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 3–8 overall and 2–5 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12, 1987		Maine		McGuirk Stadium • Amherst, MA		L 14–31	11,242
September 19, 1987		at Richmond		UR Stadium • Richmond, VA		L 51–52	15,202
September 26, 1987		James Madison*		McGuirk Stadium • Amherst, MA		L 15–21	10,303
October 3, 1987		Rhode Island		McGuirk Stadium • Amherst, MA		W 42–7	9,801
October 10, 1987		at Delaware		Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE		L 34–37	21,764
October 17, 1987		at Connecticut		Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT		L 17–21	8,013
October 24, 1987		at Boston University		McGuirk Stadium • Amherst, MA		W 10–7	12,410
October 31, 1987		Holy Cross*		McGuirk Stadium • Amherst, MA		L 10–54	15,214
November 7, 1987		at Villanova*		Villanova Stadium • Philadelphia, PA		L 27–44	13,400
November 14, 1987		at New Hampshire		Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH		L 10–17	6,580
November 21, 1987		at Northeastern*		Parsons Field • Brookline, MA		W 27–7	3,830
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from the FCS Sports Network Poll,[1] unless otherwise noted. All times are in Eastern Time.

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