| 1970 UMass Redmen football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 4–5–1 (3–1–1 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Maine | W 28–0 | 12,000 | ||
| September 26 | at Dartmouth* | L 0–27 | 8,888 | ||
| October 3 | at Buffalo* | L 13–16 | 6,206 | ||
| October 10 | Boston University* |
| L 10–13 | 9,500 | |
| October 17 | at Rhode Island | L 7–14 | 8,000–9,700 | ||
| October 24 | Connecticut |
| T 21–21 | 14,600 | |
| October 31 | at Vermont | W 48–6 | 2,700–3,300 | ||
| November 7 | at Holy Cross* | W 29–13 | 12,881 | ||
| November 14 | New Hampshire |
| W 24–14 | 12,200 | |
| November 21 | Boston College* |
| L 10–21 | 17,200 | |
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References
- Francis Rosa (October 11, 1970). "BU slips past UMass on FG by Rapoport". The Boston Globe. pp. 65, 72 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Rhode Island)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Vermont)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
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