1956 UMass Redmen football team

1956 UMass Redmen football
Conference Yankee Conference
1956 record 251 (14 YC)
Head coach Charlie O'Rourke (5th year)
Home stadium Alumni Field
1956 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Connecticut $ 3 0 1     6 2 1
Maine 3 1 0     5 2 0
New Hampshire 2 1 1     3 4 1
Vermont 1 2 0     2 5 0
UMass 1 3 0     2 5 1
Rhode Island 1 4 0     2 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1956 college football season as a member of the Yankee Conference in the NCAA's newly created College Division. The team was coached by Charlie O'Rourke and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 251 overall and 14 in conference play.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 22 at American International* Springfield, MA T 66    
September 29 at Boston University* Nickerson FieldBoston, MA L 619    
October 13 at Connecticut Alumni FieldAmherst, MA (Rivalry) L 671    
October 20 at Rhode Island Meade StadiumKingston, RI L 1334    
October 27 Northeastern* Alumni Field • Amherst, MA W 126    
November 3 at Vermont Centennial FieldBurlington, VT W 2619    
November 10 Brandeis* Alumni Field • Amherst, MA L 747    
November 17 New Hampshire Alumni Field • Amherst, MA (Rivalry) L 728    
#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

    UMass Athletics Archive

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