1993 UMass Minutemen football team

1993 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Yankee Conference New England Division
1993 record	8–3 (5–3 YC)
Head coach	Mike Hodges
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000)

1993 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New England
#6 Boston University x$^	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
#25 UMass	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Connecticut	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Maine	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
Mid–Atlantic
#10 William & Mary x^	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#18 Delaware ^	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
James Madison	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Richmond	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northeastern	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Villanova	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1993 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1993 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. The 1993 season was notable due to a mid-season overseas matchup with rival Rhode Island. The two New England teams faced off in the Wild Geese Classic held in Limerick, Ireland, with UMass winning the game by a score of 36–14. UMass finished the season with a record of 8–3 overall and 5–3 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11, 1993		Holy Cross*		McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 37–7	12,887
September 18, 1993		at Maine	#25	Alumni Stadium • Orono, ME		L 13–17	7,924
September 25, 1993		at Boston University		Nickerson Field • Boston, MA		L 9–28	7,508
October 2, 1993		James Madison*		McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 33–10	14,207
October 9, 1993		vs. Rhode Island		Gaelic Grounds • Limerick, Ireland (Wild Geese Classic)		W 36–14	5,124
October 16, 1993		at Connecticut		Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT (Rivalry)		W 20–17	12,001
October 23, 1993		#7 Delaware		McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 43–29	13,102
October 30, 1993		at Northeastern		Parsons Field • Brookline, MA		W 21–17	5,500
November 6, 1993		Richmond*	#25	McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 29–24	5,139
November 13, 1993		#10 William & Mary		McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA		L 28–45	3,222
November 20, 1993		New Hampshire		McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry)		W 15–13	4,712
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from the FCS Sports Network Poll, unless otherwise noted. All times are in Eastern Time.