1975 UMass Minutemen football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1975 UMass Minutemen football Yankee Conference Yankee 8–2 4–1 Dick MacPherson 5th Alumni Stadium 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 1975 NCAA Division II AP September 20 w Maine Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA 10–0 10,500 September 27 w y Dartmouth Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA 7–3 12,400 UMass Shatters Dart-Myth, 7-3 Larry Whiteside September 28, 1975 78 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71747994/1975-dartmouth-umass/ October 4 w y 1975 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA 34–14 10,200 October 11 w Boston University Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA 21–0 2,000 October 18 w Rhode Island Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA 23–7 5,500–6,500 McNally's 3 TDs spur UMass past URI to 5th straight, 23-7 The Boston Globe October 19, 1975 Bob Monahan 84 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85782336/mcnallys-3-tds-spur-umass-past-uri-to/ Newspapers.com Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Rhode Island) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/572/stats/12714 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 29, 2022 October 25 w y Connecticut Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT rivalry 29–14 7,019–7,091 Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Connecticut) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/164/stats/12714 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 26, 2022 November 1 w y y 1975 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Hanson Field Macomb, IL 16–13 9,849 November 8 w y Holy Cross Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA 45–13 10,400–13,400 UMass Racks Up No. 8 by Thrashing HC, 45-13 Clif Keane November 9, 1975 87 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71741409/1975-umass-hc/ November 15 l y 11 New Hampshire Cowell Stadium Durham, NH rivalry 11–14 13,400–14,500 Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (New Hampshire) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/469/stats/12714 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 26, 2022 November 22 l y y Boston College Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA rivalry 14–24 23,609 Boston College 24, Massachusetts 14 The Morning Call November 23, 1975 C9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17540620/boston_college_24_massachusetts_14/ Newspapers.com Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UMass) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/400/stats/12714 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 24, 2022 References UMass Category:UMass Minutemen football seasons Umass Minutemen football