1970 UMass Redmen football team

1970 UMass Redmen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
1970 record	4–5–1 (3–1–1 YC)
Head coach	Vic Fusia
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (17,000)

1970 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Connecticut $	4	–	0	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
UMass	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
New Hampshire	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Maine	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Vermont	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1970 college football season as a member of the Yankee Conference in the NCAA's College Division. The team was coached by Vic Fusia and played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 1970 season was the last season in which Fusia coached the Redmen. UMass finished the season with a record of 4–5–1 overall and 3–1–1 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 19		Maine		Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 28–0	12,000
September 26		at Dartmouth*		Memorial Field • Hanover, NH		L 0–27	8,888
October 3		at Buffalo*		Buffalo, NY		L 13–16	6,206
October 10		Boston University*		Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA		L 10–13	9,500
October 17		at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI		L 7–14	8,000
October 24		Connecticut		Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry)		T 21–21	14,600
October 31		at Vermont		Centennial Field • Burlington, VT		W 48–6	3,300
November 7		at Holy Cross*		Fitton Field • Worcester, MA		W 29–13	12,881
November 14		New Hampshire		Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry)		W 24–14	12,200
November 21		Boston College*		Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry)		L 10–21	17,200
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

References

UMass Athletics Archive (Archived 2012-03-03)