1971 UMass Redmen football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1971 UMass Redmen football Yankee Conference Yankee 4–4–1 3–1–1 Dick MacPherson 1st Alumni Stadium Yankee Conference co-champion 1972 The 1971 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1971 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Dick MacPherson and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 1971 season was the last in which Massachusetts was named the "Redmen," as the university would change the nickname of all athletic teams to the "Minutemen" due to changing attitudes regarding the use of Native American-themed mascots in sports. It was also the first season of Dick MacPherson's tenure as head coach. UMass finished the season with a record of 4–4–1 overall and 3–1–1 in conference play. Schedule Eastern September 18 y Maine Alumni Field Orono, ME w 13–0 4,800 September 25 y Dartmouth Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA l 7–31 16,700 October 9 1:30 p.m. y y Boston University Nickerson Field Boston, MA l 21–47 6,100–6,110 UMass (1-1) battles Boston University (0-3) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97958929/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 9, 1971 48 March 19, 2022 Newspapers.com BU gives Umass rude greeting, 47-21 The Boston Globe Jerry Nason October 10, 1971 77, 84 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97939568/bu-gives-umass-rude-greeting-47-21/ Newspapers.com Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Boston University) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/68/stats/12713 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 26, 2022 October 16 Rhode Island Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA l 3–31 13,500 October 23 y Connecticut Memorial Stadium rivalry Storrs, CT t 3–3 14,386 October 30 Vermont Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA w 24–15 7,000 November 6 y Holy Cross Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA w 38–27 14,500 November 13 y New Hampshire Cowell Stadium rivalry Durham, NH w 38–20 11,762 November 20 y y Boston College Alumni Stadium rivalry Chestnut Hill, MA l 0–35 25,311 Roster 1971 UMass Redmen f 19 Steve Schubert WR y 31 George Siegrist RB y *Dick MacPherson References UMass Category:UMass Minutemen football seasons Category:Yankee Conference football champion seasons UMass Redmen football