1954 UMass Redmen football team

The 1954 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1954 college football season as a member of the NCAA's Yankee Conference. 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 44 overall and 13 in conference play.

1954 UMass Redmen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1954 record44 (13 YC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1954 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
New Hampshire $ 4 0 0  7 1 0
Rhode Island 3 1 0  6 2 0
Maine 2 2 0  5 2 0
Vermont 1 1 0  3 3 1
UMass 1 3 0  4 4 0
Connecticut 0 4 0  1 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25American International*W 32–27
October 2at Harvard*W 13–715,800[1]
October 9Connecticut
W 20–13
October 16at Rhode IslandL 6–52
October 23Northeastern*
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 0–39
October 30at VermontL 25–27
November 6New Hampshire
L 12–32
November 13at Tufts*
W 19–13
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Massachusetts Rallies to Beat Harvard by Going 87 Yards in Last Period". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 3, 1954. p. S4.
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