1975 UMass Minutemen football team
American college football season
1975 UMass Minutemen football | |
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Conference | Yankee Conference |
Record | 8–2 (4–1 Yankee) |
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Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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No. 9 New Hampshire $^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston University | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1975 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1975 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Yankee Conference in NCAA Division II. The team was coached by Dick MacPherson and played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 8–2 overall and 4–1 in conference play.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 20 | Maine | W 10–0 | 10,500 | |||
September 27 | Dartmouth* |
| W 7–3 | 12,400 | [1] | |
October 4 | Northeastern* |
| W 34–14 | 10,200 | ||
October 11 | Boston University |
| W 21–0 | 2,000 | ||
October 18 | Rhode Island |
| W 23–7 | 5,500–6,500 | [2][3] | |
October 25 | at Connecticut |
| W 29–14 | 7,019–7,091 | [4] | |
November 1 | at Western Illinois* | W 16–13 | 9,849 | |||
November 8 | Holy Cross* |
| W 45–13 | 10,400–13,400 | [5] | |
November 15 | at New Hampshire | No. 11 |
| L 11–14 | 13,400–14,500 | [6] |
November 22 | at Boston College* | L 14–24 | 23,609 | [7] | ||
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References
- ^ Whiteside, Larry (September 28, 1975). "UMass Shatters Dart-Myth, 7-3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Monahan (October 19, 1975). "McNally's 3 TDs spur UMass past URI to 5th straight, 23-7". The Boston Globe. p. 84 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ Keane, Clif (November 9, 1975). "UMass Racks Up No. 8 by Thrashing HC, 45-13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 87 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "Boston College 24, Massachusetts 14". The Morning Call. November 23, 1975. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
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