1985 UMass Minutemen football team

The 1985 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Bob Stull and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 1985 season was notable as it was Bob Stull's last as coach of the Minutemen, as Stull left after the season to become the head coach at UTEP. UMass finished the season with a record of 7–4 overall and 4–1 in conference play.

1985 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	7–4 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Bob Stull (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Reid (8th season)
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium

1985 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Rhode Island $^	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
UMass	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Maine	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Boston University	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Morgan State*		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 38–9	11,918
September 14	at Richmond*		UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 14–19	14,068
September 21	Holy Cross*		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 27–3	13,814
September 28	at Harvard*	No. 17	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 3–10	15,000
October 5	Rhode Island		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 3–7	6,871
October 12	at Northeastern*		Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 10–7	5,100
October 19	Maine		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 20–7	5,644
October 26	Boston University		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 17–14	11,072
November 2	at Connecticut		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 21–7	11,340
November 9	No. T–17 Delaware*		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 24–27	9,121
November 16	at New Hampshire		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	W 21–17	8,419
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game