1975 UMass Minutemen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record8–2 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 New Hampshire $^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
UMass 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Connecticut 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Boston University 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Maine 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Rhode Island 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1975 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1975 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Yankee Conference in NCAA Division II. The team was coached by Dick MacPherson and played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 8–2 overall and 4–1 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Maine
W 10–010,500
September 27Dartmouth*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 7–312,400[1]
October 4Northeastern*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 34–1410,200
October 11Boston University
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 21–02,000
October 18Rhode Island
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 23–75,500–6,500[2][3]
October 25at Connecticut
W 29–147,019–7,091[4]
November 1at Western Illinois*
W 16–139,849
November 8Holy Cross*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 45–1310,400–13,400[5]
November 15at New HampshireNo. 11
L 11–1413,400–14,500[6]
November 22at Boston College*
L 14–2423,609[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ Whiteside, Larry (September 28, 1975). "UMass Shatters Dart-Myth, 7-3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Bob Monahan (October 19, 1975). "McNally's 3 TDs spur UMass past URI to 5th straight, 23-7". The Boston Globe. p. 84 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  5. ^ Keane, Clif (November 9, 1975). "UMass Racks Up No. 8 by Thrashing HC, 45-13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 87 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "Boston College 24, Massachusetts 14". The Morning Call. November 23, 1975. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.


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