1964 UMass Redmen football
Yankee Conference champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record8–2 (5–0 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Vermont 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Connecticut 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Maine 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Rhode Island 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
New Hampshire 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1964 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1964 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 1964 season was the Redmen's last at Alumni Field, as they would move to the new Alumni Stadium at the south end of campus in 1965. The Redmen repeated as conference champions, and earned an appearance in the 1964 Tangerine Bowl, which at the time served as the NCAA Atlantic Coast Small College Championship. This was the first postseason bowl game in team history. Though the Redmen jumped out to an early 13–0 lead, they tired late and fell to East Carolina, 14–13. UMass finished the season with a record of 8–2 overall and 5–0 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Maine
W 6–010,280–10,500[1]
September 26at Harvard*
L 14–2020,000–21,000[2]
October 3at Buffalo*
W 24–229,754
October 10Connecticut
W 30–07,100
October 17at Rhode Island
W 7–01,500–3,000[3]
October 24Boston University*
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 28–710,800
October 31at VermontNo. T–10
W 28–78,500[4]
November 7at Holy Cross*No. 10
W 25–620,000[5]
November 14New HampshireNo. 8
W 47–07,500
December 12vs. No. 8 East Carolina*No. 7
L 13–148,000[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. ^ McGowen, Deane (September 27, 1964). "Harvard defeats Redmen, 20 to 14". The New York Times. p. S8.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "Mass. rips Vt., 28–7, wins title". The Boston Globe. November 1, 1964. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Massachusetts tops Holy Cross". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 8, 1964. p. S6.
  6. ^ "Cline shows he's All-American; Bucs triumph". The Orlando Sentinel. December 13, 1964. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.


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