University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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SPIRIT DESPITE I IURIES FOOTBALL Depth. Without it, a long season becomes too long, and winning becomes a longshot. Lack of depth in key positions caused the Minutemen to complete a second straight 3-8 season. Coach Bob Stull's promise of exciting football gave way to a six-game losing streak mid-season. But a resound- ing victory over play-off hopeful New Hampshire gave an indication of how strong the team could be with full health. The season started out with a convincing 26-10 triumph over Ball State Cfa team we statistically should have lost to, commented Stullj. After dropping games to both Lehigh and Holy Cross - the only game UMass was completely out of- the team bounced back with a 3-0 whitewashing of Northeastern on a George Papoutsidis field goal. Then came the slump. Rhode Island took a one point win despite George Barnwell's 172-yard ef- fort. Coach Stull said, It would have been a differ- ent story if we had won the game. It was a confer- ence game fone of fivej, and they are all impor- tant. Consecutive losses to Richmond, Maine, and Boston University set the stage for a battle with UConn for the Homecoming Classic. But the Min- utemen failed to capitalize, losing 21-16 in newly renamed Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium. After a sixth straight defeat fagainst Delawarej, the Min- utemen had the role of spoilers. If UNH won, they would go to the playoffs and hand UMass its worst record in over eighty years. First Row: Joanne Francis, George Papoutsidis, Shaun O'Rourke, Carlos Silva, Dave Palazzi, Rod Turner, Tim Hecht, James Tandler, John Crowley, Scott Brown, Mike Trifari, Jim Simeone, Tom Cioppa, James Earle, Frank Fay, Jason Curtis, Paul Platek, Mike Keogh, Duckworth Grange, George Barnwell, Jerome Croom, Mark Foley, Bernard Diggs, Todd Comeau, Scott Kozlowski. Second Row: Bob Williams, Ray Pollard, Bob Shelmire, Kirk Williams, Steve Feder, John McKeown, Jim Vertucci, Dave Mclntosh, Stephen McGinley, Ed Barrett, Anthony Timo, Eric Still, Glenn Holden, Vito Perrone, Co-Capt. Peter Tracy, Co-Capt. Tom McEvilly, Mike Favreau, Chris Wood, Pat Keough, Pete Montini, Bill Plante, Mark McGinley, Mike Duran, Dave Dunn, Jonathan Lanza, Steve Silva, Paul Manganaro, Dan Sullivan, Dr. Ed Storey. Third Row: Bruce Strange, Mike Briggs, Peter Borsari, Ron Cormier, Kevin Ouellette, Ken ' ' ' ' K l k' B b M C B'll B ttler, Mike Barrette, Mike Dwyer, Stan Runge, Dave Cavanaugh, Sheldon Hardison, Vince Reppert, Sal Tartaglione, Mike owa s 1, 0 c rea, 1 u Kaczorowski, Steve Robar, Mike Prawl, Don Day, Ed Kern, John Benzinger, Manny Fernandez, Bob Greaney, Ed Sullivan, Mike Moran, Jim Laughnane, Dr. James Cotanche, Vic Keedy. Fourth Row: Bob Stull, Steve Telander, Doug Berry, Mike Dunbar, Mike Hodges, Bob McConnell, Mark Collins, Leon Molokie, Tom Magee, Ed Toffey, Todd Rundle, Jim Meitinis, Mike Kelley, Nick Salmon, Paul Walsh, Bob Simeone, Kevin Brown, Kevin Karwath, Kevin Faulkner, Craig Lesinski, Mike Heslin, Mike Corcoran, Dr. George Snook, John Joyce, Dr. James Ralph, Jim Reid Photo by Stephen Lon I've Got Him! Stan Kaczorowski goes for a quarterback sack against University of Richmond

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iii xxxx . W' Im 'fm A M ' vp, Y' Servlc winning this year. ICZITIS at athlete is ed but in the sweat of his brow. -e St. Jerome

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Barnwell's 111 yards and Carlos Sil- va's deflection of a sure touchdown pass with 28 seconds left gave UMass a 14- 10 triumph in their best effort of the year. The team was young fonly ten sen- iorsj, and despite many injuries, turned out some fine performances. Bob Si- meone Cteam MVPJ caught 105 passes for 1569 yards, both school records. George Barnwell totalled 931 yards for second place in the conference, while Frank Fay and Duckworth Grange also played well. Jim Simeone completed 147 passes for 1595 yardsg and Vito Perrone, Glenn Holds and Paul Platek had fine defensive seasons. - Dave Pasquantonio FOOTBALL 3-8 UMASS OPP 26 BALL STATE I0 .I4 LEHIGH 21 7 HOLY CROSS 35 ' 3 NORTHEASTERN , , 0 .I9 RHODE ISLAND A 20 li' Scramble - Jim Simeone struggles to get off a pass against Lehigh's defense. Phow by Dave De ' 72 RICHMOND ' - 24 7 MAINE 5 zo 21 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 31 I6 CONNECTICUT 21 I4 DELAWARE 27 I4 NEW HAMPSHIRE IO P11010 by Slevhen I-Ong Crunch - With a little help from his friends, Mike Kowalski makes a tackle.