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-
1950 Season Highlights
Thomas Eck enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Massachusetts.
1950 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. Bates (ME)
26
0
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @ Worcester Tech
20
21
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @ Williams (MA)
34
42
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @ Rhode Island
27
38
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs. Northeastern
27
6
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs. Vermont
27
13
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. Springfield (MA)
0
26
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @ Tufts (MA)
6
7
L
1950 Season Totals
Record 3-5
Points Scored 167
Scoring Average 20.9
Points Allowed 153
Defense Average 19.1
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 0-4
1950 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1950 Yankee- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Massachusetts
3-5 167 153
Thomas Eck
1950 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1950 All Yankee Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.