1975 UMass Minutemen football team

1975 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	8–2 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Dick MacPherson (5th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium

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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Maine		Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 10–0	10,500
September 27	Dartmouth*		Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 7–3	12,400
October 4	Northeastern*		Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 34–14	10,200
October 11	Boston University		Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 21–0	2,000
October 18	Rhode Island		Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 23–7	5,500–6,500
October 25	at Connecticut		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 29–14	7,019–7,091
November 1	at Western Illinois*		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 16–13	9,849
November 8	Holy Cross*		Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 45–13	10,400–13,400
November 15	at New Hampshire	No. 11	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 11–14	13,400–14,500
November 22	at Boston College*		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	L 14–24	23,609
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game