1974 UMass Minutemen football team

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1974 UMass Minutemen football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference Yankee Conference
Record5–6 (4–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  1973
1975  →
1974 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
UMass + 4 –2 –05 –6 –0
Maine + 4 –2 –04 –6 –0
New Hampshire 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Rhode Island 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Boston University 3 –3 –05 –4 –1
Connecticut 3 –3 –04 –6 –0
Vermont 1 –5 –04 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1974 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Yankee Conference in NCAA Division II. The team was coached by Dick MacPherson and played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 5–6 overall and 4–2 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Villanova *
L 13–177,807
September 21at Maine
W 42–02,400–3,000 [1]
September 28at Dartmouth *
W 14–09,500 [2]
October 5 Vermont
L 14–2513,500 [3]
October 12 Boston University
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 21–1411,100 [4] [5]
October 19at Rhode Island
W 17–77,134
October 26 Connecticut
L 9–1016,900
November 2at Colgate *
L 34–424,000 [6] [7]
November 9at Holy Cross *
L 23–3014,844 [8]
November 16 New Hampshire
W 27–1711,300
November 23 Boston College *
L 8–7015,000–15,900 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  2. ↑ Strauss, Michael (September 29, 1974). "Mass. tops Dartmouth, 14–0, in rain". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  3. ↑ "Vermont stuns UMass, 25–14". The Boston Globe. October 6, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "UMass 21, Boston U. 14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 13, 1974. p. 9D.
  5. ↑ "Massachusetts 21, Boston U 14". The Courier-Journal. October 13, 1974. p. C9. Retrieved September 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Fuchs, Chris (November 3, 1974). "Mistakes fatal to UMass as rally falls short, 42–34". The Boston Globe. p. 98. Retrieved September 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "UMass falls, 42–34, to Colgate". The New York Times. United Press International. November 3, 1974. p. S11.
  8. ↑ Monahan, Bob (November 10, 1974). "Crusaders rip UMass, 30–20". The Boston Globe. p. 83. Retrieved September 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Boston College rages 70–8". St. Petersburg Times. November 24, 1974. p. 6C. Retrieved September 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 24, 2022.


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