1958 UMass Redmen football team

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1958 UMass Redmen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record2–6 (1–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Connecticut $ 4 0 0 7 3 0
Maine 3 1 0 6 2 0
Rhode Island 2 2 0 4 4 0
UMass 1 3 0 2 6 0
Vermont 0 1 0 2 4 1
New Hampshire 0 4 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1958 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1958 NCAA College Division 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. UMass finished the season with a record of 2–6 overall and 1–3 in conference play.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Maine
L 6–194,700[1]
September 27Boston University*L 14–28
October 4at Brandeis*
W 36–14
October 11Connecticut
L 14–286,500[2]
October 18at Rhode IslandL 8–243,000[3]
October 25Northeastern*
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 0–12
November 8at Delaware*L 14–285,482[4]
November 15New Hampshire
W 25–24
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  4. ^ Kelley, Bob (November 9, 1958). "Hens Check UMass; Turner Sets Mark". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.