1960 UMass Redmen football team

American college football season

1960 UMass Redmen football
Yankee Conference co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record7–2 (3–1 Yankee)
Head coach
  • Chuck Studley (1st season)
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Yankee Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut + 3 1 0 5 4 0
UMass + 3 1 0 7 2 0
Maine 3 2 0 4 3 1
New Hampshire 2 2 0 4 3 0
Rhode Island 1 4 0 3 5 0
Vermont 0 2 0 1 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1960 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1960 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Chuck Studley and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 1960 season was Studley's first and only as coach of the Minutemen. It was also the team's first as conference champions. UMass finished the season with a record of 7–2 overall and 3–1 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17vs. Maine
  • Portland Stadium
  • Portland, ME
W 21–137,500–8,500[1][2]
September 24American International*
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 7–66,000
October 1at Harvard*W 27–1210,500[3]
October 8Connecticut
L 0–3110,500–11,000[4]
October 15at Rhode IslandW 34–165,000–6,000[5]
October 22Northeastern*
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 7–06,000
October 29at Boston University*L 7–2010,500
November 12New Hampshire
W 35–157,000–7,500[6][7]
November 19at Springfield*
W 35–8
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "UMass Tips U. of Maine By 21 to 13". The Boston Globe. September 18, 1960. pp. 69, 71 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ravenel of Harvard Hurt in 27-12 Loss". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 2, 1960. p. S1.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  6. ^ Dick Bresciani (November 13, 1960). "Mass. Rips N.H.; Ties for Title". The Boston Globe. pp. 83, 89 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
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