Wikiwand AI

1961 UMass Redmen football team

American college football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1961 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1961 college football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Vic Fusia and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 1961 season was Fusia's first as coach of the Redmen. UMass finished the season with a record of 5–4 overall and 3–1 in conference play.

Record5–4 (3–1 Yankee)
Headcoach
HomestadiumAlumni Field
Quick facts UMass Redmen football, Conference ...
1961 UMass Redmen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record5–4 (3–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
Close
More information Conf., Overall ...
1961 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Maine $5–0–08–0–1
UMass3–1–05–4–0
Connecticut2–2–02–7–0
New Hampshire1–3–03–5–0
Rhode Island1–4–02–6–1
Vermont0–2–03–3–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Close

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30American International*W 21–125,500[1]
October 7Villanova*
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 13–336,309
October 14at ConnecticutW 31–1310,079[2]
October 21Rhode Island
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 25–04,500[3]
October 28at Northeastern*W 26–77,600[4][5]
November 4Boston University*
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 7–216,632[6]
November 11at Holy Cross*L 7–4415,000[7]
November 18at New HampshireW 9–73,800–5,500[8][9]
November 22at MaineL 7–104,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game
Close

[11]

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks