1949 UMass Redmen football team

The 1949 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1949 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 3–5 overall and 1–1 in conference play.

1949 UMass Redmen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	3–5 (1–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Thomas Eck (4th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1949 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Connecticut +	2	–	0	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Maine +	2	–	0	–	1			2	–	4	–	1
UMass	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Rhode Island State	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
Vermont	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Vermont was ineligible for the conference title.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	vs. Bates*	Boston, MA	W 19–0
October 1	Norwich*	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 54–0
October 8	Worcester Tech*	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 6–7
October 15	Rhode Island State	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 32–19
October 22	Rochester*	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 20–27
October 29	at Vermont	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	L 12–20	5,500
November 5	Springfield*	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	L 0–22
November 12	Tufts*	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 7–27
*Non-conference game