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1957 UMass Redmen football team

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1957 UMass Redmen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record1–5–1 (1–2–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rhode Island + 3 0 1 5 2 1
Connecticut + 3 0 1 5 4 1
Maine 2 2 0 4 4 0
UMass 1 2 1 1 5 1
Vermont 0 2 0 2 5 0
New Hampshire 0 3 1 0 7 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1957 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1957 college football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Charlie O'Rourke and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 1–5–1 overall and 1–2–1 in conference play.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21American International*L 7–19
September 28at Boston University*L 6–66
October 12at ConnecticutL 6–19
October 19Rhode Island
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 13–27
November 2Vermont
  • Alumni Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 14–132,700[1]
November 9at Brandeis*
L 7–47
November 16at New HampshireT 7–7
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Walls' toe nips Vermont for 1st UMass. win, 14–13". The Boston Globe. November 3, 1957. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.