1956 UMass Redmen football team

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1956 UMass Redmen football
Conference Yankee Conference
Record2–5–1 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Field
Seasons
  1955
1957  
1956 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Connecticut $ 3 0 16 2 1
Maine 3 1 05 2 0
New Hampshire 2 1 13 4 1
Vermont 1 2 02 5 0
UMass 1 3 02 5 1
Rhode Island 1 4 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1956 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1956 college football season as a member of the Yankee Conference in the NCAA's newly created College Division. 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 2–5–1 overall and 1–4 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at American International * Springfield, MA T 6–6
September 29at Boston University *L 6–19
October 13at Connecticut L 6–71
October 20at Rhode Island L 13–34
October 27 Northeastern *
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 12–6
November 3at Vermont W 26–19 [1]
November 10 Brandeis *
L 7–47
November 17 New Hampshire
L 7–284,500 [2]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "UMass edges Vermont, 26–19". The Boston Globe. November 4, 1956. Retrieved June 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "21-Pt. Rally by N.H. Beats UMass, 28-7". The Boston Globe. November 18, 1956. p. 55 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 24, 2022.