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1949 UMass Redmen football team

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1949 UMass Redmen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–5 (1–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
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.

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.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24vs. Bates*Boston, MAW 19–0
October 1Norwich*W 54–0
October 8Worcester Tech*
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 6–7
October 15Rhode Island State
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 32–19
October 22Rochester*
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 20–27
October 29at VermontL 12–205,500[1]
November 5Springfield*
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
L 0–22
November 12Tufts*
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 7–27
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Vermont downs UMass for fifth victory, 20–12". The Boston Globe. October 30, 1949. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.