1978 UMass Minutemen football team

1978 UMass Minutemen football
Yankee Conference champion Lambert Cup winner
NCAA Division I Championship, L 28–35 vs. Florida A&M
Conference	Yankee Conference
1978 record	9–4 (5–0 YC)
Head coach	Bob Pickett (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (17,000)

1978 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4 UMass $^	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
#7 Rhode Island	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Connecticut	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Boston University	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Maine	0	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA I-AA Poll

The 1978 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1978 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 1978 season was the first after the NCAA split Division 1 football into two subdivisions, and the first that featured a postseason playoff for Division I-AA. The Minutemen reached this inaugural championship game, losing to Florida A&M by only one score. UMass finished the season with a record of 9–4 overall and 5–0 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	Villanova*	Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	L 21–25	8,800
September 23	at Maine	Alumni Stadium • Orono, ME	W 40–6	7,200
September 30	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA	L 0–10	12,200
October 7	Morgan State*	Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	W 38–6	6,700
October 14	at Boston University	Nickerson Field • Boston, MA	W 31–7	3,570
October 21	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI	W 19–17	7,995
October 28	Connecticut	Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry)	W 17–10	14,200
November 4	Rutgers*	Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	L 11–21	9,800
November 11	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	W 33–8	20,614
November 18	New Hampshire	Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry)	W 34–7	11,300
November 25	Boston College*	Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry)	W 27–0	7,950
December 9	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinals)	W 44–21	14,026
December 16	vs. Florida A&M*	Memorial Stadium • Wichita Falls, TX (NCAA Division I-AA Championship/Pioneer Bowl)	L 28–35	13,604
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from the FCS Sports Network Poll,^[1] unless otherwise noted. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ The Sports Network. "The Sports Network - Football Championship Subdivision". Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2012-02-16.

UMass Athletics Archive (Archived 2012-03-03)

UMass Minutemen football
Venues	Alumni Field (1879–1964) Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (1965–2011, 2014–) Gillette Stadium (alternate) (2012–)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College New Hampshire: Colonial Clash (Bill Knight Trophy) UConn
Culture & lore	Sam the Minuteman "Fight Mass" University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

1978 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants
Florida A&M Jackson State Nevada UMass
Champion – Florida A&M Rattlers

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