1974 UMass Minutemen football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1974 UMass Minutemen football Yankee Conference Yankee 5–6 4–2 Dick MacPherson 4th Alumni Stadium Yankee Conference co-champion The 1974 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1974 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 5–6 overall and 4–2 in conference play. Schedule September 14 l y y Villanova Villanova Stadium Philadelphia, PA 13–17 7,807 September 21 w y Maine Alumni Stadium Orono, ME 42–0 2,400–3,000 Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Maine) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/380/stats/13016 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 26, 2022 September 28 w y y Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH 14–0 9,500 Mass. tops Dartmouth, 14–0, in rain Michael Strauss The New York Times New York, N.Y. September 29, 1974 S5 October 5 l 1974 1974 Vermont Catamounts football team Vermont Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA 14–25 13,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86062511/vermont-stuns-umass-2514/ The Boston Globe Vermont stuns UMass, 25–14 October 6, 1974 September 27, 2021 Newspapers.com October 12 w Boston University Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA 21–14 11,100 UMass 21, Boston U. 14 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 13, 1974 9DMassachusetts 21, Boston U 14 The Courier-Journal October 13, 1974 C9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17623287/massachusetts_21_boston_u_14/ September 27, 2021 Newspapers.com October 19 w y Rhode Island Meade Stadium Kingston, RI 17–7 7,134 October 26 l Connecticut Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA rivalry 9–10 16,900 November 2 l y y Colgate Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY 34–42 4,000 Mistakes fatal to UMass as rally falls short, 42–34 Chris Fuchs November 3, 1974 98 The Boston Globe https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71539450/1974-colgate-umass/ September 27, 2021 Newspapers.comUMass falls, 42–34, to Colgate United Press International The New York Times November 3, 1974 S11 November 9 l y y Holy Cross Fitton Field Worcester, MA 23–30 14,844 Crusaders rip UMass, 30–20 Bob Monahan November 10, 1974 83 The Boston Globe https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71561931/1974-umass-hc/ September 27, 2021 Newspapers.com November 16 w New Hampshire Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA rivalry 27–17 11,300 November 23 l y Boston College Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA rivalry 8–70 15,000–15,900 Boston College rages 70–8 St. Petersburg Times November 24, 1974 6C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17550272/boston_college_rages_708/ September 27, 2021 Newspapers.com Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UMass) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/400/stats/13016 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 24, 2022 References UMass Category:UMass Minutemen football seasons Category:Yankee Conference football champion seasons Umass Minutemen football