1995 UMass Minutemen football team

1995 UMass Minutemen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Record6–5 (3–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTed Roof (1st season)
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
1995 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New England Division
Rhode Island x 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 23 Connecticut 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
New Hampshire 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Boston University 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Maine 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 Delaware x$^ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 13 James Madison ^ 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 19 William & Mary 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 20 Richmond 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Northeastern 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Villanova 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Mike Hodges and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 6–5 overall and 3–5 in conference play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 91:00 p.m.RichmondNo. 19
L 7–218,614[1]
September 161:00 p.m.Holy Cross*
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 51–08,819[2]
September 231:00 p.m.at Northeastern
W 21–193,500[3]
September 301:00 p.m.at Rhode Island
L 0–345,005[4]
October 71:00 p.m.New Hampshire
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
L 29–3211,191[5]
October 141:30 p.m.at Buffalo*
W 33–95,665[6]
October 211:00 p.m.No. 12 William & Mary
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 20–95,011[7]
October 281:00 p.m.Lehigh*
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 44–365,871[8]
November 412:30 p.m.at Maine
L 21–24 OT2,139[9]
November 111:00 p.m.at Boston University
W 28–236,095[10]
November 181:00 p.m.at Connecticut
L 7–208,479[11]

References

  1. ^ "Spiders' victory is 'unbelievable'". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 10, 1995. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Burris, Joe (September 17, 1995). "UMass grinds on HC". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 65. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UMass spoils conversion to nip Northeastern, 21–19". Portland Press Herald. September 14, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rhode Island routs UMass". The Hartford Courant. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UNH stops UMass". Portland Press Herald. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UB offense disappears in 39–9 loss to UMass". The Buffalo News. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ground game, 'D' spark UMass, 20–9". The Berkshire Eagle. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Vellante, John (October 29, 1995). "Sloshbuckling UMass prevails". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 82. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "OT loss in Maine seals UM's fate". Daily Hampshire Gazette. November 6, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Alessio is more for Minutemen". Boston Sunday Globe. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "UMass finishes on a dreary note". Sunday Republican. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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