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: Vic Fusia Conference: Yankee-
1970 Season Highlights
Vic Fusia enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Massachusetts.
1970 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 vs. Maine
28
0
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @ Dartmouth
0
27
L
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Buffalo
13
16
L
Sat., Oct. 10 vs. Boston
10
13
L
Sat., Oct. 17 @ Rhode Island
7
14
L
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Connecticut
21
21
T
Sat., Oct. 31 @ Vermont
48
6
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @ Holy Cross
29
13
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs. New Hampshire
24
14
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Boston College
10
21
L
1970 Season Totals
Record 4-5
-1
Points Scored 190
Scoring Average 19.0
Points Allowed 145
Defense Average 14.5
Opponents Record 14-15
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-2
-1
Away Record 2-3
1970 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1970 Yankee- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Massachusetts
4-5-1 190 145
Vic Fusia
1970 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1970 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.