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
  1947
1949  
1948 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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.