1961 UMass Redmen football team
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| 1961 UMass Redmen football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| 1961 record | 5–4 (3–1 YC) |
| Head coach | Vic Fusia |
| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1961 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 Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 1961 season was Fusia's first as coach of the Redmen. UMass finished the season with a record of 5–4 overall and 3–1 in conference play.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 30 | American International* | Alumni Field • Amherst, MA | W 21–12 | ||||||
| October 7 | Villanova* | Alumni Field • Amherst, MA | L 13–33 | ||||||
| October 14 | at Connecticut | Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT (Rivalry) | W 31–13 | ||||||
| October 21 | Rhode Island | Alumni Field • Amherst, MA | W 25–0 | ||||||
| October 28 | at Northeastern* | Kent Street Field • Brookline, MA | W 26–7 | ||||||
| November 4 | Boston University* | Alumni Field • Amherst, MA | L 7–21 | ||||||
| November 11 | at Holy Cross* | Fitton Field • Worcester, MA | L 7–44 | ||||||
| November 18 | at New Hampshire | Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH (Rivalry) | W 9–7 | ||||||
| November 22 | at Maine | Orono, ME | L 7–10 | ||||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. |
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