1956 UMass Redmen football team

The 1956 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1956 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Yankee Conference in the NCAA's newly created College Division. The team was coached by Charlie O'Rourke and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 2–5–1 overall and 1–4 in conference play.

1956 UMass Redmen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record2–5–1 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1956 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Connecticut $ 3 0 16 2 1
Maine 3 1 05 2 0
New Hampshire 2 1 13 4 1
Vermont 1 2 02 5 0
UMass 1 3 02 5 1
Rhode Island 1 4 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at American International*Springfield, MAT 6–6
September 29at Boston University*L 6–19
October 13at ConnecticutL 6–71
October 20at Rhode IslandL 13–34
October 27Northeastern*
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 12–6
November 3at VermontW 26–19[1]
November 10Brandeis*
L 7–47
November 17New Hampshire
L 7–284,500[2]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "UMass edges Vermont, 26–19". The Boston Globe. November 4, 1956. Retrieved June 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "21-Pt. Rally by N.H. Beats UMass, 28-7". The Boston Globe. November 18, 1956. p. 55 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.


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