1949 UMass Redmen football team

1949 UMass Redmen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	3–5 (1–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Thomas Eck (4th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field
Seasons ←  1948 1950  →

1949 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vermont	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Connecticut +	2	–	0	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Maine +	2	–	0	–	1			2	–	4	–	1
UMass	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Rhode Island State	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1949 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1949 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 3–5 overall and 1–1 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	vs. Bates *	Boston, MA	W 19–0
October 1	Norwich *	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 54–0
October 8	Worcester Tech *	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 6–7
October 15	Rhode Island State	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 32–19
October 22	Rochester *	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 20–27
October 29	at Vermont	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	L 12–20	5,500	[1]
November 5	Springfield *	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	L 0–22
November 12	Tufts *	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 7–27
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Vermont downs UMass for fifth victory, 20–12". The Boston Globe. October 30, 1949. Retrieved June 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 24, 2022.