The 1964 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1964 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 Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 1964 season was the Redmen's last at Alumni Field, as they would move to the new Alumni Stadium at the south end of campus in 1965. The Redmen repeated as conference champions, and earned an appearance in the 1964 Tangerine Bowl, which at the time served as the NCAA Atlantic Coast Small College Championship. This was the first postseason bowl game in team history. Though the Redmen jumped out to an early 13–0 lead, they tired late and fell to East Carolina, 14–13. UMass finished the season with a record of 8–2 overall and 5–0 in conference play.
| 1964 UMass Redmen football | |
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Yankee Conference champion | |
Tangerine Bowl, L 13–14 vs. East Carolina | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (5–0 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Maine | W 6–0 | 10,280–10,500 | [1] | ||
| September 26 | at Harvard* | L 14–20 | 20,000–21,000 | [2] | ||
| October 3 | at Buffalo* | W 24–22 | 9,754 | |||
| October 10 | Connecticut |
| W 30–0 | 7,100 | ||
| October 17 | at Rhode Island | W 7–0 | 1,500–3,000 | [3] | ||
| October 24 | Boston University* |
| W 28–7 | 10,800 | ||
| October 31 | at Vermont | No. T–10 | W 28–7 | 8,500 | [4] | |
| November 7 | at Holy Cross* | No. 10 | W 25–6 | 20,000 | [5] | |
| November 14 | New Hampshire | No. 8 |
| W 47–0 | 7,500 | |
| December 12 | vs. No. 8 East Carolina* | No. 7 | L 13–14 | 8,000 | [6] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ^ McGowen, Deane (September 27, 1964). "Harvard defeats Redmen, 20 to 14". The New York Times. p. S8.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "Mass. rips Vt., 28–7, wins title". The Boston Globe. November 1, 1964. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Massachusetts tops Holy Cross". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 8, 1964. p. S6.
- ^ "Cline shows he's All-American; Bucs triumph". The Orlando Sentinel. December 13, 1964. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
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