1949 UMass Redmen football team

The 1949 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1949 college football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Thomas Eck and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 3–5 overall and 1–1 in conference play.

1949 UMass Redmen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–5 (1–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1949 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Vermont 2 –0 –06 –2 –0
Connecticut + 2 –0 –14 –4 –1
Maine + 2 –0 –12 –4 –1
UMass 1 –1 –03 –5 –0
New Hampshire 1 –3 –04 –4 –0
Rhode Island State 0 –4 –00 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24vs. Bates*Boston, MAW 19–0
October 1Norwich*
W 54–0
October 8Worcester Tech*
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 6–7
October 15Rhode Island State
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 32–19
October 22Rochester*
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 20–27
October 29at Vermont
L 12–205,500[1]
November 5Springfield*
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
L 0–22
November 12Tufts*
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 7–27
  • *Non-conference game

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References
  1. "Vermont downs UMass for fifth victory, 20–12". The Boston Globe. October 30, 1949. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.


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