1949 UMass Redmen football team

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1949 UMass Redmen football
Conference Yankee Conference
Record3–5 (1–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Field
Seasons
  1948
1950  
1949 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Connecticut + 2 0 14 4 1
Maine + 2 0 12 4 1
UMass 1 1 03 5 0
New Hampshire 1 3 04 4 0
Rhode Island State 0 4 00 8 0
Vermont 2 0 06 2 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • Vermont was ineligible for the conference title.

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24vs. Bates * Boston, MA W 19–0
October 1 Norwich *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 29at Vermont L 12–205,500 [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.