1955 UMass Redmen football team

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1955 UMass Redmen football
Conference Yankee Conference
Record4–4 (1–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Field
Seasons
←  1954
1956  →
1955 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Rhode Island $ 4 –0 –16 –1 –2
Maine 2 –1 –15 –1 –1
Connecticut 2 –2 –04 –4 –0
New Hampshire 1 –1 –22 –4 –2
UMass 1 –3 –04 –4 –0
Vermont 0 –3 –03 –3 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1955 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1955 college football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Charlie O'Rourke and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 4–4 overall and 1–3 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 American International *
W 27–13
October 1 Harvard *
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 6–6012,500 [1]
October 8at Connecticut
L 13–18
October 15 Rhode Island
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 15–39
October 22at Northeastern *
W 33–13
October 29 Vermont
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 54–13 [2]
November 5at Brandeis *
W 17–6
November 12at New Hampshire
L 7–21
  • *Non-conference game

[3]

References

  1. ↑ Nason, Jerry (October 2, 1955). "Harvard rolls over UMass team, 60–6". The Boston Globe. p. 45. Retrieved June 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "UMass crushes Vermont 54–15". The Boston Globe. October 30, 1955. Retrieved June 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 24, 2022.
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