1969 UMass Redmen football team

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1969 UMass Redmen football
Yankee Conference champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–3 (5–0 YC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium (17,000)
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass $ 5 0 0 6 3 0
Connecticut 3 2 0 5 4 0
Maine 3 2 0 5 4 0
Vermont 2 3 0 3 6 0
New Hampshire 1 4 0 3 5 0
Rhode Island 1 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1969 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1969 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 1969 season was the last season in which Fusia led the Redmen to a conference championship. UMass finished the season with a record of 6–3 overall and 5–0 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at MaineOrono, MEW 49–78,302
September 27Buffalo*L 6–1613,200
October 4Delaware*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 21–3310,500[1]
October 11at Boston University*W 14–99,772
October 18Rhode Island
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 21–916,200
October 25at ConnecticutW 28–715,134
November 1Vermont
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 48–711,200[2]
November 15at New HampshireW 48–79,214
November 22at Boston College*L 30–3520,500
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ Sales, Bob (October 5, 1969). "Delaware's late rally defeats UMass, 33–21". The Boston Globe. p. 97 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UMass crushes Vermont, 48–7, regains Yankee title". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1969. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.