Massachusetts Football Team History 
Massachusetts Minutemen  
 
	
		
		
		 
		University of Massachusetts  
 
  Amherst, MA   
Founded: 1965 Stadium: McGuirk Alumni Stadium Capacity: 17,000 Colors: Red & Gray & Black Coach: Dick MacPherson Conference: Yankee- 
 
	 
  
	
	
	
	
	
				
				 
				
				  
				
				 
				
				 
				
				 
			
		    	
				 
  
				
				 
				
				  
	  
 
 
 
 
	
		
1972 Season Highlights  
 Dick MacPherson enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Massachusetts.  
    
		
		
1972 Season  
 Date   
 Opponent   Score   
   
 Sat., Sep. 23   vs. Maine  
    
   	 37  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 30   @ Harvard  
    
   	 28  
   	 19  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 7   @ Vermont  
    
   	 33  
   	 14  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 14   vs. Boston  
    
   	 44  
   	 15  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 21   @ Rhode Island  
    
   	 42  
   	 7  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 28   vs.
Connecticut 
  
    
   	 49  
   	 16  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 4   @ Bucknell  
    
   	 15  
   	 28  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 11   @ Holy Cross  
    
   	 16  
   	 28  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 18   vs. New Hampshire  
    
   	 42  
   	 7  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 25   vs.
Boston College 
  
    
   	 28  
   	 7  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Dec. 9   @ California-Davis  
    
   	 35  
   	 14  
     W   
    
   	   
   	 Boardwalk Bowl 
 
 
		   	
	
1972 Season Totals  
  Record 9-2
  
  Points Scored 369  
  Scoring Average 33.5  
  Points Allowed 155  
  Defense Average 14.1  
  Opponents Record 8-12
  
  Conference Record 0-0  
  Home Record 5-0
  
  Away Record 4-2
     
  
 
		
1972 NCAA Final Rankings  
 Rank   
 Record   
 Source   
  was not ranked.   
  
        
 
        
  
        
        
    
 
1972 All American Awards  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Award   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
 
1972 All Yankee Conference Players  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
  
   
  
	
	  
Some records may be incomplete.  
	 
 
 
 
 
    
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