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1969 UMass Redmen football team

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1969 UMass Redmen football
Yankee Conference champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–3 (5–0 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass $ 5 0 0 6 3 0
Connecticut 3 2 0 5 4 0
Maine 3 2 0 5 4 0
Vermont 2 3 0 3 6 0
New Hampshire 1 4 0 3 5 0
Rhode Island 1 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1969 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1969 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. The 1969 season was the last season in which Fusia led the Redmen to a conference championship. UMass finished the season with a record of 6–3 overall and 5–0 in conference play.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at MaineW 49–78,302–8,500[1]
September 27Buffalo*L 6–1613,200
October 4No. 12 Delaware*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 21–3310,000–10,500[2]
October 11at Boston University*W 14–99,772–10,000[3][4]
October 18Rhode Island
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 21–916,200
October 25at ConnecticutW 28–715,134
November 1Vermont
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 48–711,000–11,200[5][6]
November 15at New HampshireW 48–79,214
November 22at Boston College*L 30–3520,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Maine)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Sales, Bob (October 5, 1969). "Delaware's late rally defeats UMass, 33–21". The Boston Globe. p. 97 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Jerry Nason (October 12, 1969). "UMass Stuns Boston University, 14-9". The Boston Globe. pp. 69, 73 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Boston University)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "UMass crushes Vermont, 48–7, regains Yankee title". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1969. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Vermont)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  7. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UMass)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.