1956 UMass Redmen football team

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The 1956 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1956 college 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.

Record2–5–1 (1–4 Yankee)
Headcoach
HomestadiumAlumni Field
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1956 UMass Redmen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record2–5–1 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
 1955
1957 
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1956 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Connecticut $301621
Maine310520
New Hampshire211341
Vermont120250
UMass130251
Rhode Island140260
  • $ Conference champion
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Schedule

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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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