1957 UMass Redmen football team

1957 UMass Redmen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record1–5–1 (1–2–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1957 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rhode Island + 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Connecticut + 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Maine 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
1 – 2 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
Vermont 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
New Hampshire 0 – 3 – 1 0 – 7 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1957 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1957 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 1–5–1 overall and 1–2–1 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21American International*L 7–19
September 28at Boston University*L 6–66
October 12at ConnecticutL 6–19
October 19Rhode Island
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 13–27
November 2Vermont
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 14–132,700[1]
November 9at Brandeis*
L 7–47
November 16at New HampshireT 7–7
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Walls' toe nips Vermont for 1st UMass. win, 14–13". The Boston Globe. November 3, 1957. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1957 Massachusetts)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.