1947 Massachusetts Statesmen football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1947 Massachusetts Statesmen football Yankee Conference Yankee 3–4–1 0–1–1 Thomas Eck 2nd Alumni Field 1946 1948 The 1947 Massachusetts Statesmen football team was an American football team that represented the University of Massachusetts in the Yankee Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its third season under head coach Thomas Eck, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record (0–1–1 in conference play). In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Massachusetts State was ranked at No. 343 out of 500 college football teams.Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings Times Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 18, 1947 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. The Yankee Conference began play in 1947, as Massachusetts joined the other land-grant colleges in New England to form the new conference. Schedule 1947 AP Eastern September 27 l y 1947 Bates Bobcats Bates Alumni Field Amherst, MA 6–14 6,000 Blanchard Sparks Bates to 14-6 Win Over Mass. Univ. The Boston Globe September 28, 1947 29 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28677597/blanchard_sparks_bates_to_146_win_over/ Newspapers.com October 4 w y y 1947 Bowdoin Polar Bears Bowdoin Whittier Field Brunswick, ME 7–6 Raymond Gives Massachusetts U. 7-6 Edge Over Bowdoin Eleven The Boston Globe Harry Shulman October 5, 1947 31 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28677649/raymond_gives_massachusetts_u_76_edge/ Newspapers.com October 11 w y y 1947 Worcester Tech Engineers Worcester Tech Alumni Field Worcester, MA 33–0 Worcester Tech Crushed, 33-0, by Massachusetts U. The Boston Globe October 12, 1947 29 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28677690/worcester_tech_crushed_330_by/ Newspapers.com October 18 l Rhode Island State Alumni Field Amherst, MA 13–20 > 4,500 Rhode Island Rallies to Edge Statesmen, 20-13 The Boston Globe October 19, 1947 30 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28404451/rhode_island_rallies_to_edge_statesmen/ Newspapers.com October 25 w y 1947 Norwich Cadets Norwich<hc> Alumni Field Amherst, MA 39–0 > 4,500 Statesmen Whip Norwich, 39-0, Before 4500 The Boston Globe October 26, 1947 31 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28679774/statesmen_whip_norwich_390_before/ Newspapers.com November 1 t y Vermont Centennial Field Burlington, VT 7–7 4,500 U. of Vermont, Statesmen Battle to 7-7 Deadlock The Boston Globe November 2, 1947 32 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28053614/u_of_vermont_statesmen_battle_to_77/ Newspapers.com November 8 l y y Springfield Pratt Field Springfield, MA 7–14 Springfield Wins, Edges U. of Mass. on 1st-Period Rush The Boston Globe November 9, 1947 31 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28249503/springfield_wins_edges_u_of_mass_on/ Newspapers.com November 15 l y 1947 Tufts Jumbos Tufts Alumni Field Amherst, MA 6–20 4,000 Jumbos Wallop Statesmen, 20-6, In Season's Windup The Boston Globe Ed Shea November 16, 1947 23, 27 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28679800/jumbos_wallop_statesmen_206_in/ Newspapers.com References Massachusetts Category:UMass Minutemen football seasons Massachusetts State Aggies football