1962 UMass Redmen football team

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1962 UMass Redmen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1962 record6–3 (4–1 YC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire $ 4 0 1 7 0 1
UMass 4 1 0 6 3 0
Connecticut 2 2 0 3 6 0
Rhode Island 1 3 1 2 5 2
Vermont 1 3 0 3 5 0
Maine 1 4 0 4 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1962 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1962 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 Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 6–3 overall and 4–1 in conference play.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22MaineW 10–0
September 29at Dartmouth*L 3–27[1]
October 6at Bucknell*W 21–20[2]
October 13Connecticut
W 16–6
October 20at Rhode IslandW 42–8
October 27Boston University*
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 6–20
November 3at VermontW 34–6[3]
November 10at Villanova*
W 19–18
November 17New Hampshire
L 14–16[4]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Dartmouth tops Massachusetts". The New York Times. United Press International. September 30, 1962. p. S3.
  2. ^ "UMass nips Bucknell in torrid finish, 21–20". The Boston Sunday Globe. United Press International. October 7, 1962. p. 83 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UMass rolls, 34–6". The Boston Globe. November 4, 1962. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "NH edges UMass for Yankee title". The Boston Globe. November 18, 1962. pp. 67, 70 – via Newspapers.com.
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