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-
1961 Season Highlights
Vic Fusia enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Massachusetts.
1961 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. American International (MA)
21
12
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Villanova
13
33
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Connecticut
31
13
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs. Rhode Island
25
0
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @ Northeastern
26
7
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs. Boston
7
21
L
Sat., Nov. 11 @ Holy Cross
7
44
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @ New Hampshire
9
7
W
Wed., Nov. 22 @ Maine
7
10
L
1961 Season Totals
Record 5-4
Points Scored 146
Scoring Average 16.2
Points Allowed 147
Defense Average 16.3
Opponents Record 2-7
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-2
Away Record 3-2
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1961 Yankee- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Massachusetts
5-4 146 147
Vic Fusia
1961 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1961 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.