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: Thomas Eck Conference: Yankee-
1948 Season Highlights
Thomas Eck enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Massachusetts.
1948 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 25 vs. Bates (ME)
7
6
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @ Norwich (VT)
19
27
L
Sat., Oct. 9 vs. Worcester Tech
26
7
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @ Rhode Island
12
19
L
Sat., Oct. 23 @ Devens (MA)
14
20
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs. Vermont
33
0
W
Sat., Nov. 6 vs. Springfield (MA)
0
31
L
Sat., Nov. 13 @ Tufts (MA)
13
13
T
1948 Season Totals
Record 3-4
-1
Points Scored 124
Scoring Average 15.5
Points Allowed 123
Defense Average 15.4
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 0-3
-1
1948 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1948 Yankee- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Massachusetts
3-4-1 124 123
Thomas Eck
1948 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1948 All Yankee Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.