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: James Halligan Conference: Athletic League of New England-
1901 Season Highlights
James Halligan enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Massachusetts.
1901 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 28 @ Holy Cross
17
0
W
Sat., Oct. 5 @ Pittsfield AC (MA)
6
0
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @ Wesleyan (CT)
6
0
W
Wed., Oct. 16 @ Williams (MA)
0
17
L
Sat., Oct. 19 @ Worcester Tech
18
12
W
Thu., Oct. 24 @ Bates (ME)
6
1
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs. Springfield (MA)
10
0
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs. Amherst (MA)
15
0
W
Fri., Nov. 22 @ Tufts (MA)
6
0
W
Thu., Nov. 28 @
Boston College
11
0
W
1901 Season Totals
Record 9-1
Points Scored 95
Scoring Average 9.5
Points Allowed 30
Defense Average 3.0
Opponents Record 2-7
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-0
Away Record 7-1
1901 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1901 Athletic League of New England- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Massachusetts
9-1 95 30
James Halligan
1901 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1901 All Athletic League of New England Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.