1968 UMass Redmen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record2–8 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium (17,000)
1968 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Hampshire + 4 1 06 2 0
Connecticut + 4 1 04 6 0
Maine 2 3 03 5 0
Rhode Island 2 3 03 6 0
UMass 2 3 02 8 0
Vermont 1 4 03 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1968 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1968 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. UMass finished the season with a record of 28 overall and 23 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21MaineW 21–314,000
September 27at Buffalo*L 0–239,434
October 5at Delaware*L 23–2813,261[1]
October 12Boston University*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 7–2113,000–13,200[2]
October 19at Rhode IslandL 9–143,500
October 26Connecticut
L 20–2717,500
November 2at VermontW 49–03,500–4,500[3]
November 9at Holy Cross*L 20–4710,190[4]
November 16New Hampshire
L 0–168,000
November 23Boston College*
L 6–2112,000
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. Bodley, Hal (October 7, 1968). "Wrong play lifts Hens over Massachusetts". The Morning News. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  3. "UMass brakes skid by routing Vt., 49–0". The Boston Globe. November 3, 1968. Retrieved June 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Holy Cross trips Mass., 47 to 20". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 10, 1968. p. S4.
  5. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.


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