1968 UMass Redmen football team

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1968 UMass Redmen football
Conference Yankee Conference
Record2–8 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
  1967
1969  
1968 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
New Hampshire + 4 1 06 2 0
Connecticut + 4 1 04 6 0
Maine 2 3 03 5 0
Rhode Island 2 3 03 6 0
UMass 2 3 02 8 0
Vermont 1 4 03 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1968 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1968 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 Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 28 overall and 23 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Maine W 21–314,000
September 27at Buffalo *L 0–239,434–9,493 [1]
October 5at Delaware *L 23–2813,261 [2]
October 12 Boston University *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 7–2113,000–13,200 [3]
October 19at Rhode Island L 9–143,500
October 26 Connecticut
L 20–2717,500
November 2at Vermont W 49–03,500–4,500 [4]
November 9at Holy Cross *L 20–4710,190 [5]
November 16 New Hampshire
L 0–168,000
November 23 Boston College *
L 6–2112,000
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. Johnston, Dick (September 28, 1968). "Mason Jars Umass With Passes; He Unwound After Talk With Doc". The Buffalo News . Buffalo, New York. p. C2. Retrieved January 22, 2024 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. Bodley, Hal (October 7, 1968). "Wrong play lifts Hens over Massachusetts". The Morning News. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  4. "UMass brakes skid by routing Vt., 49–0". The Boston Globe. November 3, 1968. Retrieved June 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Holy Cross trips Mass., 47 to 20". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 10, 1968. p. S4.
  6. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 24, 2022.