1948 UMass Redmen football team

1948 UMass Redmen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	3–4–1 (1–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Thomas Eck (3rd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field
Seasons ←  1947 1949  →

1948 Yankee Conference football standings

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

The 1948 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1948 college football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Thomas Eck and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 3–4–1 overall and 1–1 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Bates *	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 7–6
October 2	at Norwich *	Sabine Field Northfield, VT	L 19–27
October 9	Worcester Tech *	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 26–7
October 16	at Rhode Island State	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 12–19	2,500	[1]
October 23	at Fort Devens *	Devens, MA	L 14–20
October 30	Vermont	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 33–0	3,000	[2]
November 6	Springfield *	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 0–31
November 13	at Tufts *	Tufts Oval Somerville, MA	T 13–13
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Rhode Island Tips Massachusetts, 19-12, in Last 3 Periods". The Boston Globe. Associated Press. October 17, 1948. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Anderson sparkles as Univ. of Mass. blanks Vermont, 33–0". The Boston Globe. October 31, 1948. Retrieved June 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 24, 2022.