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: Thomas Eck Conference: Yankee-
1951 Season Highlights
Thomas Eck enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Massachusetts.
1951 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 29 @ Bates (ME)
21
7
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Worcester Tech
13
14
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Williams (MA)
7
14
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Rhode Island
40
7
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @ Northeastern
7
20
L
Sat., Nov. 3 @ Vermont
6
0
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @ Springfield (MA)
14
42
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs. Tufts (MA)
6
6
T
1951 Season Totals
Record 3-4
-1
Points Scored 114
Scoring Average 14.3
Points Allowed 110
Defense Average 13.8
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-2
-1
Away Record 2-2
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1951 Yankee- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Massachusetts
3-4-1 114 110
Thomas Eck
1951 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1951 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 Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.