1963 UMass Redmen football team

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1963 UMass Redmen football
Yankee Conference champion
Conference Yankee Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 4
Record8–0–1 (5–0 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Field
Seasons
  1962
1964  
1963 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
UMass $ 5 0 08 0 1
Maine 3 2 05 3 0
Rhode Island 2 3 04 5 0
Vermont 2 2 06 2 0
Connecticut 1 3 02 6 0
New Hampshire 1 4 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1963 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1963 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Vic Fusia and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. The Redmen defense was stifling all year long, as they surrendered only one touchdown through the entire season. Outscoring their opponents 26512, UMass finished undefeated for the third in team history and the most recent time to date. The one imperfection on the team's record was a 00 tie on the road against in-state rival Harvard. UMass finished the season with a record of 801 overall and 50 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Maine W 14–75,000–6,000 [1]
September 28at Harvard *T 0–016,000–16,500 [2]
October 5 Bucknell *W 21–08,100 [3]
October 12at Connecticut W 21–310,937
October 19 Rhode Island
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 57–010,233–11,000 [4]
October 26at Boston University *W 21–012,000
November 2 Vermont No. 8
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 41–06,449–6,500 [5]
November 9 American International *No. T–4
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 42–03,500
November 16at New Hampshire No. T–4W 48–25,500–6,000 [6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP 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. Cady, Steve (September 29, 1963). "Harvard in 0–0 tie with Massachusetts". The New York Times. p. S1.
  3. Bresciani, Dick (October 6, 1963). "UMass clouts Bucknell, 21–0". The Boston Sunday Globe. p. 91 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  5. "UMass Yankee champion". The Boston Globe. November 3, 1963. Retrieved June 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  7. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 24, 2022.