1989 UMass Minutemen football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1989
| team = UMass Minutemen
| sport = football
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| conference = Yankee Conference
| short_conf = Yankee
| record = 5–5–1
| conf_record = 3–5
| head_coach = Jim Reid
| hc_year = 4th
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| stadium = Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
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{{1989 Yankee Conference football standings}}
The 1989 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1989 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 Hadley, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 5–5–1 overall and 3–5 in conference play.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| opponent = James Madison
| site_stadium = McGuirk Stadium
| site_cityst = Hadley, MA
| score = 28–28
| attend = 9,428
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87055884/umass-james-madison-tie-one-on-2828/|work=The Boston Globe|title=UMass, James Madison tie one on, 28–28|date=September 10, 1989|accessdate=October 13, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Lehigh
| site_stadium = Goodman Stadium
| site_cityst = Bethlehem, PA
| score = 42–23
| attend = 6,123
| source = {{cite news |title=Lehigh's 1,000th game spoiled by UMass 42–23 |first=John W. |last=Fox |date=September 17, 1989 |page=C1 |newspaper=The Morning Call |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57644514/1989-lehigh-umass/|accessdate=October 13, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Maine
| site_stadium = Alumni Field
| site_cityst = Orono, ME
| score = 23–40
| attend = 10,389
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republican-maine-runs-umass-out-of-t/162178830/|work=Sunday Republican|title=Maine runs UMass out of town, 40–23|date=September 24, 1989|accessdate=January 3, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Boston University
| site_stadium = Nickerson Field
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 19–41
| attend = 5,655
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-berkshire-eagle-bu-routs-umass-411/162377013/|work=The Berkshire Eagle|title=BU routs UMass, 41–19|date=October 1, 1989|accessdate=January 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = w
| opponent = Rhode Island
| site_stadium = McGuirk Stadium
| site_cityst = Hadley, MA
| score = 31–6
| attend = 10,102
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republican-umass-rolls-with-new-quar/162377626/|work=The Republican|title=UMass rolls with new quarterback|date=October 8, 1989|accessdate=January 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Connecticut
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 33–39
| overtime = OT
| attend = 12,440
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-berkshire-eagle-umass-falls-to-uconn/162373596/|work=The Berkshire Eagle|title=UMass falls to UConn 39–33 in OT|date=October 15, 1989|accessdate=January 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = l
| opponent = Delaware
| site_stadium = McGuirk Stadium
| site_cityst = Hadley, MA
| score = 14–21
| attend = 4,780
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-brantley-carries-mud/162376012/|work=Sunday News Journal|title=Brantley carries 'Mud' Hens|date=October 22, 1989|accessdate=January 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Northeastern
| site_stadium = Parsons Field
| site_cityst = Brookline, MA
| score = 31–27
| attend = 7,060
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-umass-burns-northeaster/162377888/|work=Boston Sunday Globe|title=UMass burns Northeastern|date=October 29, 1989|accessdate=January 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = w
| opponent = Richmond
| site_stadium = McGuirk Stadium
| site_cityst = Hadley, MA
| score = 17–14
| attend = 5,926
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112525782/umass-wins-1714/|work=The Berkshire Eagle|title=UMass wins 17–14|date=November 5, 1989|accessdate=November 4, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Villanova
| site_stadium = Villanova Stadium
| site_cityst = Villanova, PA
| score = 26–29
| attend = 7,109
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100206245/umass-falls-to-villanova/|work=The Berkshire Eagle|title=UMass falls to Villanova|date=November 12, 1989|accessdate=April 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = w
| opponent = New Hampshire
| gamename = rivalry
| site_stadium = McGuirk Stadium
| site_cityst = Hadley, MA
| score = 34–28
| attend = 4,114
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republican-umass-finishes-with-3428/162375208/|work=The Republican|title=UMass finishes with 34–28 win|date=November 19, 1988|accessdate=January 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
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References
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