The 1968 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1968 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. UMass finished the season with a record of 2–8 overall and 2–3 in conference play.
| 1968 UMass Redmen football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 2–8 (2–3 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | Maine | W 21–3 | 14,000 | ||
| September 27 | at Buffalo* | L 0–23 | 9,434–9,493 | [1] | |
| October 5 | at Delaware* | L 23–28 | 13,261 | [2] | |
| October 12 | Boston University* |
| L 7–21 | 13,000–13,200 | [3] |
| October 19 | at Rhode Island | L 9–14 | 3,500 | ||
| October 26 | Connecticut |
| L 20–27 | 17,500 | |
| November 2 | at Vermont | W 49–0 | 3,500–4,500 | [4] | |
| November 9 | at Holy Cross* | L 20–47 | 10,190 | [5] | |
| November 16 | New Hampshire |
| L 0–16 | 8,000 | |
| November 23 | Boston College* |
| L 6–21 | 12,000 | |
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References
edit- ^ Johnston, Dick (September 28, 1968). "Mason Jars Umass With Passes; He Unwound After Talk With Doc". The Buffalo News. Buffalo, New York. p. C2. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Bodley, Hal (October 7, 1968). "Wrong play lifts Hens over Massachusetts". The Morning News. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "UMass brakes skid by routing Vt., 49–0". The Boston Globe. November 3, 1968. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Holy Cross trips Mass., 47 to 20". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 10, 1968. p. S4.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
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