1991 UMass Minutemen football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1991
| team = UMass Minutemen
| sport = football
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| conference = Yankee Conference
| short_conf = Yankee
| record = 4–7
| conf_record = 3–5
| head_coach = Jim Reid
| hc_year = 6th
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| stadium = Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
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{{1991 Yankee Conference football standings}}
The 1991 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1991 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. The 1991 season was Reid's last as head coach of the Minutemen. UMass finished the season with a record of 4–7 overall and 3–5 in conference play.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1991
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| w/l = l
| rank = 19
| opponent = Delaware
| site_stadium = McGuirk Stadium
| site_cityst = Hadley, MA
| score = 7–24
| attend = 9,527
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-blue-hens-rip-umass/162989464/|work=The News Journal|title=Blue Hens rip UMass|date=September 8, 1991|accessdate=January 13, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Holy Cross
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = McGuirk Stadium
| site_cityst = Hadley, MA
| score = 20–22
| attend = 13,562
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58551732/1991-umass-hc/|title=Holy Cross' Fuller leaves UMass empty|first=Joe|last=Burris|date=September 15, 1991|page=97|newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe|accessdate=January 13, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Maine
| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Orono, ME
| score = 10–3
| attend = 9,746
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-hampshire-gazette-minutemen-tackle/162994458/|work=Daily Hampshire Gazette|title=Minutemen tackle Black Bears for first win|date=September 23, 1991|accessdate=January 13, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Boston University
| site_stadium = Nickerson Field
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 15–7
| attend = 3,074
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republican-umass-beats-bu-for-second/162994616/|work=The Republican|title=UMass beats BU for second straight|date=September 29, 1991|accessdate=January 13, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = James Madison
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Bridgeforth Stadium
| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, VA
| score = 7–24
| attend = 15,104
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-jmu-extends-winning-streak/162912137/|work=Daily Press|title=JMU extends winning streak|date=October 6, 1991|accessdate=January 13, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Rhode Island
| site_stadium = McGuirk Stadium
| site_cityst = Hadley, MA
| score = 14–17
| attend = 9,427
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-day-rhode-island-upsets-umass-on-fg/162993522/|work=The Day|title=Rhode Island upsets UMass on FG with :04 left|date=October 13, 1991|accessdate=January 13, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Connecticut
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 21–26
| attend = 10,142
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-berkshire-eagle-turnovers-kill-umass/162994770/|work=The Berkshire Eagle|title=Turnovers kill UMass|date=October 20, 1991|accessdate=January 13, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Northeastern
| site_stadium = Foxboro Stadium
| site_cityst = Foxborough, MA
| gamename = Jimmy Fund Bowl
| score = 27–12
| attend = 4,620
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-umass-staggers-past-nor/162994867/|work=Boston Sunday Globe|title=UMass staggers past Northeastern|date=November 3, 1991|accessdate=January 13, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = w
| opponent = Richmond
| site_stadium = McGuirk Stadium
| site_cityst = Hadley, MA
| score = 42–14
| attend = 4,427
| source = {{cite news|title=Bledsoe runs wild in 42–14 UMass win|newspaper=The Berkshire Eagle|date=November 10, 1991|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112539252/bledsoe-runs-wild-in-4214-umass-win/|accessdate=November 4, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Villanova
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Villanova Stadium
| site_cityst = Villanova, PA
| score = 14–24
| attend = 6,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republican-villanova-enjoys-feast-of/162991638/|work=The Republican|title=Villanova enjoys feast of UMass turnovers, 24–14|date=November 17, 1991|accessdate=January 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = l
| opponent = New Hampshire
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = McGuirk Stadium
| site_cityst = Hadley, MA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 28–35
| attend = 4,126
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republican-unh-bumps-umass/162993003/|work=The Republican|title=UNH bumps UMass|date=November 24, 1991|accessdate=January 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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References
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