1953 UMass Redmen football team

American college football season

1953 UMass Redmen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record1–7 (0–3 Yankee)
Head coach
  • Charlie O'Rourke (2nd season)
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Yankee Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire + 3 1 0 6 2 0
Rhode Island + 3 1 0 6 2 0
Connecticut 2 1 1 3 4 1
Maine 1 2 1 4 2 1
Vermont 0 1 0 3 3 1
UMass 0 3 0 1 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1953 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1953 college football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. 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 1–7 overall and 0–3 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26at Bates*
  • Garcelon Field
  • Lewiston, ME
W 34–12
October 3Connecticut
L 0–41
October 10at Springfield*
L 7–20
October 17Rhode Island
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 14–41
October 24at Northeastern*L 14–41
October 31Brandeis*
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 14–38
November 14Tufts*
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 6–14
November 21at New Hampshire
L 12–32
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
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