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: Vic Fusia Conference: Yankee-
1964 Season Highlights
Vic Fusia enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Massachusetts.
1964 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 vs. Maine
6
0
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @ Harvard
14
20
L
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Buffalo
24
22
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Connecticut
30
0
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @ Rhode Island
7
0
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs. Boston
28
7
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @ Vermont
28
7
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @ Holy Cross
25
6
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs. New Hampshire
47
0
W
Sat., Dec. 12 @
East Carolina
13
14
L
Tangerine Bowl
1964 Season Totals
Record 8-2
Points Scored 222
Scoring Average 22.2
Points Allowed 76
Defense Average 7.6
Opponents Record 17-9
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 4-2
1964 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1964 Yankee- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Massachusetts
8-2 222 76 Lost 13-14
Vic Fusia
1964 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1964 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 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.