1957 UMass Redmen football team

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1957 UMass Redmen football
Conference Yankee Conference
Record1–5–1 (1–2–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Field
Seasons
←  1956
1958  →
1957 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rhode Island + 3 –0 –15 –2 –1
Connecticut + 3 –0 –15 –4 –1
Maine 2 –2 –04 –4 –0
UMass 1 –2 –11 –5 –1
Vermont 0 –2 –02 –5 –0
New Hampshire 0 –3 –10 –7 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1957 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1957 NCAA College Division 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 1–5–1 overall and 1–2–1 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 American International *
L 7–19
September 28at Boston University *
L 6–66
October 12at Connecticut
L 6–19
October 19 Rhode Island
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 13–27
November 2 Vermont
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 14–132,700 [1]
November 9at Brandeis *
L 7–47
November 16at New Hampshire
T 7–7
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Walls' toe nips Vermont for 1st UMass. win, 14–13". The Boston Globe. November 3, 1957. Retrieved June 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 24, 2022.
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