1948 UMass Redmen football team

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1948 UMass Redmen football
Conference Yankee Conference
Record3–4–1 (1–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Field
Seasons
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1949  →
1948 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Hampshire $ 3 –1 –05 –3 –0
Connecticut 2 –1 –03 –5 –0
Vermont 1 –1 –04 –3 –1
UMass 1 –1 –13 –4 –1
Maine 1 –2 –04 –3 –0
Rhode Island State 1 –3 –02 –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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Bates *
W 7–6
October 2at Norwich *
L 19–27
October 9 Worcester Tech *
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 26–7
October 16at Rhode Island State
L 12–192,500 [1]
October 23at Fort Devens * Devens, MA L 14–20
October 30 Vermont
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 33–03,000 [2]
November 6 Springfield *
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 0–31
November 13at Tufts *
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.
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