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.
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.