1969 UMass Redmen football team
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.
| 1969 UMass Redmen football | |
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Yankee Conference champion | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (5–0 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Stadium (17,000) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | at Maine | W 49–7 | 8,302–8,500 | [1] | |
| September 27 | Buffalo* | L 6–16 | 13,200 | ||
| October 4 | No. 12 Delaware* |
| L 21–33 | 10,500 | [2] |
| October 11 | at Boston University* | W 14–9 | 9,772–10,000 | [3][4] | |
| October 18 | Rhode Island |
| W 21–9 | 16,200 | |
| October 25 | at Connecticut | W 28–7 | 15,134 | ||
| November 1 | Vermont |
| W 48–7 | 11,200 | [5] |
| November 15 | at New Hampshire | W 48–7 | 9,214 | ||
| November 22 | at Boston College* | L 30–35 | 20,500 | ||
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References
- "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- Sales, Bob (October 5, 1969). "Delaware's late rally defeats UMass, 33–21". The Boston Globe. p. 97 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jerry Nason (October 12, 1969). "UMass Stuns Boston University, 14-9". The Boston Globe. pp. 69, 73 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- "UMass crushes Vermont, 48–7, regains Yankee title". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1969. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
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