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
ConfOverall
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 2–8 overall and 2–3 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.


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