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: Elbert Carraway Conference: Independent-
1939 Season Highlights
Elbert Carraway enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Massachusetts.
1939 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 29 @ Springfield (MA)
0
0
T
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Bowdoin (ME)
14
19
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Connecticut
6
7
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @ Rhode Island
20
23
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @ Worcester Tech
7
0
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs. Amherst (MA)
0
13
L
Tue., Nov. 14 @ Coast Guard
6
0
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs. Rensselaer Tech (NY)
7
7
T
Sat., Nov. 25 vs. Tufts (MA)
7
34
L
1939 Season Totals
Record 2-5
-2
Points Scored 67
Scoring Average 7.4
Points Allowed 103
Defense Average 11.4
Opponents Record 5-3
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 0-4
-1
Away Record 2-1
-1
1939 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1939 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1939 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.