1970 UMass Redmen football team

1970 UMass Redmen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	4–5–1 (3–1–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Vic Fusia (10th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ←  1969 1971  →

1970 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Connecticut $	4	–	0	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
UMass	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
New Hampshire	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Maine	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Vermont	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1970 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1970 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. The 1970 season was the last season in which Fusia coached the Redmen. UMass finished the season with a record of 4–5–1 overall and 3–1–1 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Maine	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 28–0	12,000
September 26	at Dartmouth *	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 0–27	8,888
October 3	at Buffalo *	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	L 13–16	6,206
October 10	Boston University *	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 10–13	9,500	[1]
October 17	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 7–14	8,000–9,700	[2]
October 24	Connecticut	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	T 21–21	14,600
October 31	at Vermont	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 48–6	2,700–3,300	[3]
November 7	at Holy Cross *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 29–13	12,881
November 14	New Hampshire	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 24–14	12,200
November 21	Boston College *	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	L 10–21	17,200
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. Francis Rosa (October 11, 1970). "BU slips past UMass on FG by Rapoport". The Boston Globe. pp. 65, 72 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Rhode Island)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 29, 2022.
3. "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Vermont)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 2, 2024.
4. "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 24, 2022.