1949 UMass Redmen football team

1949 UMass Redmen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
1949 record	3–5 (1–1 YC)
Head coach	Thomas Eck
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1949 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vermont	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Connecticut $	2	–	0	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Maine $	2	–	0	–	1			2	–	4	–	1
UMass	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Rhode Island	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1949 college football season as a member of the NCAA's Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Thomas Eck and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 3–5 overall and 1–1 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 24		vs. Bates*		Boston, MA		W 19–0
October 1		Norwich*		Alumni Field • Amherst, MA		W 54–0
October 8		Worcester Tech*		Alumni Field • Amherst, MA		L 6–7
October 15		Rhode Island		Alumni Field • Amherst, MA		W 32–19
October 22		Rochester*		Alumni Field • Amherst, MA		L 20–27
October 29		at Vermont		Centennial Field • Burlington, VT		L 12–20
November 5		Springfield*		Pratt Field • Amherst, MA		L 0–22
November 12		Tufts*		Alumni Field • Amherst, MA		L 7–27
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

References

UMass Athletics Archive