1972 UMass Minutemen football team
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Yankee Conference Champions
Boardwalk Bowl Champions |
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Boardwalk Bowl, W 35-14 vs. UC Davis
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| 1972 record | 9–2 (5–0 YC) |
| Head coach | Dick MacPherson |
| Home stadium | Alumni Stadium (17,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass $ | 5 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 2 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 0 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1972 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1972 college football season as a member of the Yankee Conference in the NCAA's College Division. The team was coached by Dick MacPherson and played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 1972 season was the first in which Massachusetts was named the "Minutemen," as the university had changed their nickname from the "Redmen" due to changing attitudes regarding the use of Native American-themed mascots in sports. It was also the last season of the NCAA's University and College Division setup, as they would split athletics into three numbered divisions in 1973, with UMass moving into Division II. Massachusetts performed strongly enough in the regular season to earn a spot in the 1972 Boardwalk Bowl, which at the time served as the NCAA College Division East championship game. The team defeated UC Davis by a score of 35-14, and finished the season with a record of 9–2 overall and 5–0 in conference play.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 23 | Maine | Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA | W 37–0 | ||||||
| September 30 | at Harvard* | Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA | W 28–19 | ||||||
| October 7 | at Vermont | Centennial Field • Burlington, VT | W 33–14 | ||||||
| October 14 | Boston University* | Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA | W 44–15 | ||||||
| October 21 | at Rhode Island | Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI | W 42–7 | ||||||
| October 28 | Connecticut | Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry) | W 49–16 | ||||||
| November 4 | at Bucknell* | Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA | L 15–28 | ||||||
| November 11 | at Holy Cross* | Fitton Field • Worcester, MA | L 16–28 | ||||||
| November 18 | New Hampshire | Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry) | W 42–7 | ||||||
| November 25 | Boston College* | Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry) | W 28–7 | ||||||
| December 9 | vs. UC Davis* | Boardwalk Hall • Atlantic City, NJ (Boardwalk Bowl) | W 35–14 | ||||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. |
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References
UMass Athletics Archive (Archived 2012-03-03)
