1969 UMass Redmen football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1969

| team = UMass Redmen

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Yankee Conference

| short_conf = Yankee

| record = 6–3

| conf_record = 5–0

| head_coach = Vic Fusia

| hc_year = 9th

| captain =

| stadium = Alumni Stadium

| champion = Yankee Conference champion

}}

The 1969 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1969 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 Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 1969 season was the last season in which Fusia led the Redmen to a conference championship. UMass finished the season with a record of 6–3 overall and 5–0 in conference play.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1969

| rankdivision = small college

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 20

| away = y

| opponent = Maine

| stadium = Alumni Field

| cityst = Orono, ME

| w/l = w

| score = 49–7

| attend = 8,302–8,500

| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Maine) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/380/stats/12866 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 25, 2022 }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 27

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Buffalo

| stadium = Alumni Stadium

| cityst = Hadley, MA

| w/l = l

| score = 6–16

| attend = 13,200

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Delaware

| opprank = 12

| stadium = Alumni Stadium

| cityst = Hadley, MA

| w/l = l

| score = 21–33

| attend = 10,000–10,500

| source = {{cite news |title=Delaware's late rally defeats UMass, 33–21 |first=Bob |last=Sales |date=October 5, 1969 |page=97 |newspaper=The Boston Globe |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69470017/1969-delaware-umass/ }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Boston University

| stadium = Nickerson Field

| cityst = Boston, MA

| w/l = w

| score = 14–9

| attend = 9,772–10,000

| source = {{cite news|title=UMass Stuns Boston University, 14-9|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Jerry Nason|date=October 12, 1969|pages=69, 73|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86134868/umass-stuns-boston-university-14-9/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Boston University) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/68/stats/12866 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 26, 2022 }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| opponent = Rhode Island

| stadium = Alumni Stadium

| cityst = Hadley, MA

| w/l = w

| score = 21–9

| attend = 16,200

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| away = y

| opponent = Connecticut

| stadium = Memorial Stadium

| cityst = Storrs, CT

| gamename = rivalry

| w/l = w

| score = 28–7

| attend = 15,134

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| opponent = Vermont

| stadium = Alumni Stadium

| cityst = Hadley, MA

| w/l = w

| score = 48–7

| attend = 11,000–11,200

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78911483/umass-crushes-vermont-487-regains-yan/|work=The Boston Globe|title=UMass crushes Vermont, 48–7, regains Yankee title|date=November 2, 1969|accessdate=June 3, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Vermont) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/738/stats/12866 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=August 2, 2024 }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| away = y

| opponent = New Hampshire

| site_stadium = Cowell Stadium

| cityst = Durham, NH

| gamename = rivalry

| w/l = w

| score = 48–7

| attend = 9,214

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Boston College

| stadium = Alumni Stadium

| cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| gamename = rivalry

| w/l = l

| score = 30–35

| attend = 20,500

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UMass) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/400/stats/12866 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 24, 2022 }}

References

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