1971 UMass Redmen football team

1971 UMass Redmen football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	4–4–1 (3–1–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Dick MacPherson (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ←  1970 1972  →

1971 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Connecticut +	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
UMass +	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
New Hampshire	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Rhode Island	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Vermont	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Maine	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1971 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1971 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Dick MacPherson and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 1971 season was the last in which Massachusetts was named the "Redmen," as the university would change the nickname of all athletic teams to the "Minutemen" due to changing attitudes regarding the use of Native American-themed mascots in sports. It was also the first season of Dick MacPherson's tenure as head coach. UMass finished the season with a record of 4–4–1 overall and 3–1–1 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18		at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 13–0	4,800
September 25		Dartmouth *	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 7–31	16,700
October 9	1:30 p.m.	at Boston University *	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 21–47	6,100–6,110	[1] [2] [3]
October 16		Rhode Island	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 3–31	13,500
October 23		at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	T 3–3	14,386
October 30		Vermont	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 24–15	7,000
November 6		Holy Cross *	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 38–27	14,500
November 13		at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	W 38–20	11,762
November 20		at Boston College *	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	L 0–35	25,311
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1971 UMass Redmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 19 Steve Schubert RB 31 George Siegrist	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Dick MacPherson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "UMass (1-1) battles Boston University (0-3)". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. October 9, 1971. p. 48. Retrieved March 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
2. Jerry Nason (October 10, 1971). "BU gives Umass rude greeting, 47-21". The Boston Globe. pp. 77, 84 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 26, 2022.