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1948 UMass Redmen football team

1948 UMass Redmen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–4–1 (1–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire $ 3 1 0 5 3 0
Connecticut 2 1 0 3 5 0
Vermont 1 1 0 4 3 1
UMass 1 1 1 3 4 1
Maine 1 2 0 4 3 0
Rhode Island State 1 3 0 2 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1948 college football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Thomas Eck and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 3–4–1 overall and 1–1 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Bates*W 7–6
October 2at Norwich*L 19–27
October 9Worcester Tech*
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 26–7
October 16at Rhode Island StateL 12–192,500[1]
October 23at Fort Devens*Devens, MAL 14–20
October 30Vermont
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 33–03,000[2]
November 6Springfield*
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 0–31
November 13at Tufts*
T 13–13
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Rhode Island Tips Massachusetts, 19-12, in Last 3 Periods". The Boston Globe. Associated Press. October 17, 1948. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Anderson sparkles as Univ. of Mass. blanks Vermont, 33–0". The Boston Globe. October 31, 1948. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.