1974 UMass Minutemen football team
| 1974 UMass Minutemen football | |
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Yankee Conference co-champion | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (4–2 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1974 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1974 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 5–6 overall and 4–2 in conference play.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | at Villanova* | L 13–17 | 7,807 | ||
| September 21 | at Maine | W 42–0 | 2,400–3,000 | [1] | |
| September 28 | at Dartmouth* | W 14–0 | 9,500 | [2] | |
| October 5 | Vermont | L 14–25 | 13,500 | [3] | |
| October 12 | Boston University |
| W 21–14 | 11,100 | [4][5] |
| October 19 | at Rhode Island | W 17–7 | 7,134 | ||
| October 26 | Connecticut |
| L 9–10 | 16,900 | |
| November 2 | at Colgate* | L 34–42 | 4,000 | [6][7] | |
| November 9 | at Holy Cross* | L 23–30 | 14,844 | [8] | |
| November 16 | New Hampshire |
| W 27–17 | 11,300 | |
| November 23 | Boston College* |
| L 8–70 | 15,000–15,900 | [9] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ Strauss, Michael (September 29, 1974). "Mass. tops Dartmouth, 14–0, in rain". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
- ^ "Vermont stuns UMass, 25–14". The Boston Globe. October 6, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UMass 21, Boston U. 14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 13, 1974. p. 9D.
- ^ "Massachusetts 21, Boston U 14". The Courier-Journal. October 13, 1974. p. C9. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fuchs, Chris (November 3, 1974). "Mistakes fatal to UMass as rally falls short, 42–34". The Boston Globe. p. 98. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UMass falls, 42–34, to Colgate". The New York Times. United Press International. November 3, 1974. p. S11.
- ^ Monahan, Bob (November 10, 1974). "Crusaders rip UMass, 30–20". The Boston Globe. p. 83. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boston College rages 70–8". St. Petersburg Times. November 24, 1974. p. 6C. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
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