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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: Mel Taube
Conference: Independent-

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2012  <-- 2012 <- 1932 -> 1933 --> 2024
1932 Season Highlights
 Mel Taube enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Massachusetts.
 
1932 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Cooper Union (NY)  50   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Bowdoin (ME)  6   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Middlebury (VT)  13   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Connecticut  39   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Worcester Tech  25   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Amherst (MA)  21   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Rensselaer Tech (NY)  18   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Coast Guard  20   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Tufts (MA)  2   6   L       
 
1932 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Points Scored194
  Scoring Average21.6
  Points Allowed64
  Defense Average7.1
  Opponents Record0-6
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record2-2
1932 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1932 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 0-6-227187   Summer Dole
Army 8-226139   Ralph I. Sasse
Pittsburgh 8-1-218260Lost  0-35  Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Michigan State 7-122064   James H. Jim Crowley
Notre Dame 7-225531   Heartley Hunk Anderson
Texas El Paso 7-219782   Mack Saxon
Georgia Southern 6-315077   Crook Smith
Troy 6-313553   Albert Elmore
Western Michigan 6-0-11746   Mitchell Gary
Eastern Michigan 5-214531   Elton J. Rynearson
Massachusetts 7-219464   Mel Taube
Temple 5-1-210553   Henry J. Miller
West Virginia 5-5137115   A. Earle Greasy Neale
Ball State 4-410290   Lawrence McPhee
Boston College 4-2-27359   Joseph Joe McKenney
Syracuse 4-4-113796   Victor A. Vic Hanson
Bowling Green 3-3-13377   Warren Steller
Central Michigan 3-4-19766   George Van Bibber
Jacksonville State 3-1-14433   T.B. Shotts
Navy 2-6-16780   Edgar E. Rip Miller
Penn State 2-582115   Robert A. Bob Higgins
East Carolina 0-50187   Kenneth Beatty

1932 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1932 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.