1970 UMass Redmen football team

1970 UMass Redmen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	4–5–1 (3–1–1 YC)
Head coach	Vic Fusia (10th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (17,000)

1970 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Connecticut $	4	–	0	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
UMass	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
New Hampshire	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Maine	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Vermont	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1970 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1970 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Vic Fusia and played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 1970 season was the last season in which Fusia coached the Redmen. UMass finished the season with a record of 4–5–1 overall and 3–1–1 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19		Maine	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 28–0	12,000
September 26		at Dartmouth*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 0–27	8,888
October 3		at Buffalo*	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	L 13–16	6,206
October 10		Boston University*	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 10–13	9,500
October 17		at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 7–14	8,000
October 24		Connecticut	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	T 21–21	14,600
October 31		at Vermont	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 48–6	3,300
November 7		at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 29–13	12,881
November 14		New Hampshire	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 24–14	12,200
November 21		Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	L 10–21	17,200
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

References

• UMass Athletics Archive (Archived 2012-03-03)