1972 UMass Minutemen football team

1972 UMass Minutemen football
Yankee Conference champion
Boardwalk Bowl champion
Boardwalk Bowl, W 35–14 vs. UC Davis
Conference Yankee Conference
1972 record 92 (50 YC)
Head coach Dick MacPherson (2nd year)
Home stadium Alumni Stadium (17,000)
1972 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
UMass $   5 0         9 2  
Connecticut   4 1         4 5  
Vermont   3 2         4 5  
New Hampshire   2 3         4 5  
Maine   1 4         3 6  
Rhode Island   0 5         3 7  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1972 college football season as a member of the Yankee Conference in the NCAA's College Division. The team was coached by Dick MacPherson and played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 1972 season was the first in which Massachusetts was named the "Minutemen," as the university had changed their nickname from the "Redmen" due to changing attitudes regarding the use of Native American-themed mascots in sports. It was also the last season of the NCAA's University and College Division setup, as they would split athletics into three numbered divisions in 1973, with UMass moving into Division II. Massachusetts performed strongly enough in the regular season to earn a spot in the 1972 Boardwalk Bowl, which at the time served as the NCAA College Division East championship game. The team defeated UC Davis by a score of 35-14, and finished the season with a record of 92 overall and 50 in conference play.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 23 Maine Alumni StadiumHadley, MA W 370    
September 30 at Harvard* Harvard StadiumAllston, MA W 2819    
October 7 at Vermont Centennial FieldBurlington, VT W 3314    
October 14 Boston University* Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA W 4415    
October 21 at Rhode Island Meade StadiumKingston, RI W 427    
October 28 Connecticut Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry) W 4916    
November 4 at Bucknell* Christy Mathewson–Memorial StadiumLewisburg, PA L 1528    
November 11 at Holy Cross* Fitton FieldWorcester, MA L 1628    
November 18 New Hampshire Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry) W 427    
November 25 Boston College* Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry) W 287    
December 9 vs. UC Davis* Boardwalk HallAtlantic City, NJ (Boardwalk Bowl) W 3514    
daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

    UMass Athletics Archive (Archived 2012-03-03)

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