1963 UMass Redmen football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1963 UMass Redmen football Yankee Conference Yankee 8–0–1 5–0 Vic Fusia 3rd Alumni Field Yankee Conference champion 4 3 The 1963 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1963 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 Redmen defense was stifling all year long, as they surrendered only one touchdown through the entire season. Outscoring their opponents 265–12, UMass finished undefeated for the third in team history and the most recent time to date. The one imperfection on the team's record was a 0–0 tie on the road against in-state rival Harvard. UMass finished the season with a record of 8–0–1 overall and 5–0 in conference play. Schedule 1963 small college AP September 21 y Maine Alumni Field Orono, ME w 14–7 5,000–6,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1963 Maine) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/380/stats/13015 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 25, 2022 September 28 y y Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA t 0–0 16,000–16,500 Harvard in 0–0 tie with Massachusetts Steve Cady September 29, 1963 S1 The New York Times October 5 y Bucknell Alumni Field Amherst, MA w 21–0 8,100 UMass clouts Bucknell, 21–0 Dick Bresciani October 6, 1963 91 The Boston Sunday Globe Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68793014/1963-bucknell-umass/ October 12 y Connecticut Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT rivalry w 21–3 10,937 October 19 Rhode Island Alumni Field Amherst, MA w 57–0 10,233–11,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1963 Rhode Island) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/572/stats/13015 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 28, 2022 October 26 y y Boston University Nickerson Field Boston, MA w 21–0 12,000 November 2 8 Vermont Alumni Field Amherst, MA w 41–0 6,449–6,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78949525/umass-yankee-champion/ The Boston Globe UMass Yankee champion November 3, 1963 June 4, 2021 Newspapers.com November 9 y T–4 1963 American International Yellow Jackets American International Alumni Field Amherst, MA w 42–0 3,500 November 16 y T–4 New Hampshire Cowell Stadium Durham, NH rivalry w 48–2 5,500–6,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1963 New Hampshire) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/469/stats/13015 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 26, 2022 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1963 Massachusetts) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/400/stats/13015 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 24, 2022 References UMass Category:UMass Minutemen football seasons Category:Yankee Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons UMass Redmen football