1959 UMass Redmen football team

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1959 UMass Redmen football
Conference Yankee Conference
Record3–5–1 (2–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Field
Seasons
  1958
1960  
1959 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Connecticut $ 4 0 06 3 0
UMass 2 2 03 5 1
Maine 1 2 23 3 2
New Hampshire 1 2 13 3 2
Rhode Island 1 2 13 5 1
Vermont 0 1 04 3 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1959 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1959 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. The 1959 season was O'Rourke's last as coach of the Minutemen. UMass finished the season with a record of 3–5–1 overall and 2–2 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Maine W 21–165,250–6,000 [1]
September 26at Harvard *L 22–3611,500 [2]
October 3 Delaware *No. T–16
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 12–424,500–4,879 [3]
October 10at Connecticut L 0–269,147
October 17 Rhode Island Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 6–306,478–6,500 [4]
October 24at Northeastern *T 0–01,100
October 31at Boston University *L 6–202,896
November 7 Brandeis *
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 25–62,744
November 14at New Hampshire W 19–66,200
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  2. "Harvard Scores in Opener, 36-22". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. United Press International. September 27, 1959. p. S6.
  3. Kelley, Bob (October 5, 1959). "Bowman Gains 189 Yards as Delaware Demolishes Mass. Eleven, 42 to 12". Wilmington Morning News . Wilmington, Del. p. 16 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 24, 2022.