1980 UMass Minutemen football team

1980 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
1980 record	7–3 (4–1 YC)
Head coach	Bob Pickett
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (17,000)

1980 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#9 Boston University $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#10 UMass	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
#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 NCAA I-AA 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	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 20, 1980		Villanova*		Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 24–12	11,494
September 27, 1980		Delaware State*		Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 39–0	9,700
October 4, 1980		at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI		W 26–8	10,443
October 11, 1980		Delaware*		Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA		L 17–21	10,400
October 18, 1980		at Maine		Alumni Stadium • Orono, ME		W 21–14	2,700
October 25, 1980		at Boston University		Nickerson Field • Boston, MA		L 0–3	1,520
November 1, 1980		Connecticut		Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry)		W 39–21	-
November 8, 1980		at Holy Cross*		Fitton Field • Worcester, MA		W 17–13	7,121
November 18, 1980		New Hampshire		Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry)		W 17–0	9,206
November 22, 1980		Boston College*		Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry)		L 12–13	15,216
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from the FCS Sports Network Poll, unless otherwise noted. All times are in Eastern Time.