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The 1976 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1976 college football season as a member of the Yankee Conference in Division II (NCAA). The team was coached by Dick MacPherson and played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Amherst Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 5–5 overall and 3–2 in conference play.