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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: No Coach
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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2012  <-- 2012 <- 1888 -> 1889 --> 2024
1888 Season Highlights
 No Coach enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Massachusetts.
 
1888 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
   vs. Trinity (CT)  0   28   L       
   vs. Williston Academy (MA)  27   0   W       
   vs. Williston Academy (MA)  17   9   W       
   vs. Yale Freshmen  0   32   L       
   vs. Amherst (MA)  0   58   L       
   vs. Amherst (MA)  4   45   L       
 
1888 Season Totals
  Record2-4
  Points Scored48
  Scoring Average8.0
  Points Allowed172
  Defense Average28.7
  Opponents Record0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record0-0
1888 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1888 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 1-12216   Frederick S. Jones
Indiana 0-0-166   Arthur B. Woodford
California 6-110410   No Coach
Duke 2-14149   Dr. John F. Crowell
Massachusetts 2-448172   No Coach
Michigan 2-19436   No Coach
Northwestern 2-13230   No Coach
Southern California 2-0200   Henry Goddard/Frank Suffel
Virginia 2-13626   No Coach
Wake Forest 2-13837   W.C. Dowd
Cincinnati 1-0-186   No Coach
Navy 1-43573   No Coach
North Carolina 1-35447   Hector W. Cowan
Notre Dame 1-0200   No Coach
Rutgers 1-6-136327   No Coach
Miami Ohio 0-0-100   No Coach
Penn State 0-2-1752   No Coach

1888 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1888 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.