1963 UMass Redmen football
Yankee Conference champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record8–0–1 (5–0 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Maine 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Rhode Island 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Vermont 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Connecticut 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
New Hampshire 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1963 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1963 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 Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. The Redmen defense was stifling all year long, as they surrendered only one touchdown through the entire season. Outscoring their opponents 265–12, UMass finished undefeated for the third in team history and the most recent time to date. The one imperfection on the team's record was a 0–0 tie on the road against in-state rival Harvard. UMass finished the season with a record of 8–0–1 overall and 5–0 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Maine
W 14–75,000–6,000[1]
September 28at Harvard*
T 0–016,000–16,500[2]
October 5Bucknell*
W 21–08,100[3]
October 12at Connecticut
W 21–310,937
October 19Rhode Island
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 57–010,233–11,000[4]
October 26at Boston University*
W 21–012,000
November 2VermontNo. 8
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 41–06,449–6,500[5]
November 9American International*No. T–4
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 42–03,500
November 16at New HampshireNo. T–4
W 48–25,500–6,000[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Cady, Steve (September 29, 1963). "Harvard in 0–0 tie with Massachusetts". The New York Times. p. S1.
  3. ^ Bresciani, Dick (October 6, 1963). "UMass clouts Bucknell, 21–0". The Boston Sunday Globe. p. 91 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "UMass Yankee champion". The Boston Globe. November 3, 1963. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.


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