1953 UMass Redmen football team

1953 UMass Redmen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record1–7 (0–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1953 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
New Hampshire +3–1–06–2–0
Rhode Island +3–1–06–2–0
Connecticut2–1–13–4–1
Maine1–2–14–2–1
Vermont0–1–03–3–1
UMass0–3–01–7–0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1953 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1953 college football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Charlie O'Rourke and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 1–7 overall and 0–3 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26at Bates*W 34–12
October 3ConnecticutL 0–41
October 10at Springfield*
L 7–20
October 17Rhode Island
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 14–41
October 24at Northeastern*L 14–41
October 31Brandeis*
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 14–38
November 14Tufts*
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 6–14
November 21at New HampshireL 12–32
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1953 Massachusetts)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.