1959 UMass Redmen football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1959 UMass Redmen football Yankee Conference Yankee 3–5–1 2–2 Charlie O'Rourke 8th Alumni Field The 1959 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1959 college football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Charlie O'Rourke and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 1959 season was O'Rourke's last as coach of the Minutemen. UMass finished the season with a record of 3–5–1 overall and 2–2 in conference play. Schedule 1959 small college UPI Eastern September 19 w Maine Alumni Field Amherst, MA 21–16 5,250–6,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Maine) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/380/stats/13013 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 25, 2022 September 26 l y y Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA 22–36 11,500 Harvard Scores in Opener, 36-22 United Press International September 27, 1959 S6 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 3 l y Delaware T–16 Alumni Field Amherst, MA 12–42 4,500–4,879 Bowman Gains 189 Yards as Delaware Demolishes Mass. Eleven, 42 to 12 Bob Kelley October 5, 1959 16 Wilmington Morning News Wilmington, Del. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68268808/1959-delaware-umass/ October 10 l y Connecticut Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT rivalry 0–26 9,147 October 17 l y Rhode Island Alumni Field Amherst, MA 6–30 6,478–6,500 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Rhode Island) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/572/stats/13013 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 28, 2022 October 24 t y y 1959 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Kent Street Field Brookline, MA 0–0 1,100 October 31 l y y Boston University Nickerson Field Boston, MA 6–20 2,896 November 7 w y 1959 Brandeis Judges Brandeis Alumni Field Amherst, MA 25–6 2,744 November 14 w y New Hampshire Cowell Stadium Durham, NH rivalry 19–6 6,200 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Massachusetts) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/400/stats/13013 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 24, 2022 References UMass Category:UMass Minutemen football seasons Umass Redmen football