1965 UMass Redmen football team

1965 UMass Redmen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	7–2 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Vic Fusia (5th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ←  1964 1966  →

1965 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Maine $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
UMass	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Vermont	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Connecticut	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Rhode Island	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
New Hampshire	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1965 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1965 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Vic Fusia and played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 1965 season was the Redmen's first in Alumni Stadium, their home field until 2012. UMass finished the season with a record of 7–2 overall and 4–1 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 8–10	9,200–9,215	[1]
September 25	American International *	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 41–0	9,648
October 2	Buffalo *	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 6–18	10,200
October 9	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 20–7	12,551
October 16	Rhode Island	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 30–0	16,100
October 23	at Boston University *	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 34–18	13,000
October 30	Vermont	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 41–6	8,400	[2]
November 6	Holy Cross *	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 27–0	17,400	[3]
November 13	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	W 46–0	3,000–5,000	[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 25, 2022.
2. "Landry passes rip Vt. for UMass, 41–6". The Boston Globe. October 31, 1965. Retrieved June 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. Monahan, Bob (November 7, 1965). "Landry leads UMass to 27–0 triumph over H.C." The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 60. Retrieved June 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 26, 2022.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 24, 2022.