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: Charlie ORourke Conference: Yankee-
1953 Season Highlights
Charlie ORourke enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Massachusetts.
1953 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 26 @ Bates (ME)
34
12
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Connecticut
0
41
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @ Springfield (MA)
7
20
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs. Rhode Island
14
41
L
Sat., Oct. 24 @ Northeastern
14
41
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs. Brandeis (MA)
14
38
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs. Tufts (MA)
6
14
L
Sat., Nov. 21 @ New Hampshire
12
32
L
1953 Season Totals
Record 1-7
Points Scored 101
Scoring Average 12.6
Points Allowed 239
Defense Average 29.9
Opponents Record 3-4
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 0-4
Away Record 1-3
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1953 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1953 All Yankee Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.