1959 UMass Redmen football team
| 1959 UMass Redmen football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 3–5–1 (2–2 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1959 college football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Charlie O'Rourke and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 1959 season was O'Rourke's last as coach of the Minutemen. UMass finished the season with a record of 3–5–1 overall and 2–2 in conference play.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Maine | W 21–16 | 5,250–6,000 | [1] | ||
| September 26 | at Harvard* | L 22–36 | 11,500 | [2] | ||
| October 3 | Delaware* | No. T–16 |
| L 12–42 | 4,500–4,879 | [3] |
| October 10 | at Connecticut | L 0–26 | 9,147 | |||
| October 17 | Rhode Island |
| L 6–30 | 6,478–6,500 | [4] | |
| October 24 | at Northeastern* | T 0–0 | 1,100 | |||
| October 31 | at Boston University* | L 6–20 | 2,896 | |||
| November 7 | Brandeis* |
| W 25–6 | 2,744 | ||
| November 14 | at New Hampshire | W 19–6 | 6,200 | |||
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References
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ^ "Harvard Scores in Opener, 36-22". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press International. September 27, 1959. p. S6.
- ^ Kelley, Bob (October 5, 1959). "Bowman Gains 189 Yards as Delaware Demolishes Mass. Eleven, 42 to 12". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.