| 1961 UMass Redmen football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (3–1 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1961 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 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.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 30 | American International* | W 21–12 | |||
| October 7 | Villanova* |
| L 13–33 | ||
| October 14 | at Connecticut | W 31–13 | 10,079 | [1] | |
| October 21 | Rhode Island |
| W 25–0 | 4,500 | [2] |
| October 28 | at Northeastern* | W 26–7 | |||
| November 4 | Boston University* |
| L 7–21 | ||
| November 11 | at Holy Cross* | L 7–44 | 15,000 | [3] | |
| November 18 | at New Hampshire | W 9–7 | 3,800–5,500 | [4][5] | |
| November 22 | at Maine | Orono, ME | L 7–10 | 4,500 | |
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References
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ Bob Holbrook (November 12, 1961). "Holy Cross Slams UMass, 44-7". The Boston Globe. p. 84 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Field Goal Saves UMass". The Boston Globe. November 19, 1961. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
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