1974 UMass Minutemen football team

1974 UMass Minutemen football
Yankee Conference Champions
Conference	Yankee Conference
1974 record	5–6 (4–2 YC)
Head coach	Dick MacPherson
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (17,000)

1974 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
UMass $	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Maine $	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
New Hampshire	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Boston University	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Connecticut	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Vermont	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Yankee Conference in NCAA Division II. The team was coached by Dick MacPherson and played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 5–6 overall and 4–2 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 14		at Villanova*		Villanova Stadium • Philadelphia, PA		L 13–17
September 21		at Maine		Orono, ME		W 42–0
September 28		at Dartmouth*		Memorial Field • Hanover, NH		W 14–0
October 5		Vermont		Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA		L 14–25
October 12		Boston University		Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 21–14
October 19		at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI		W 17–7
October 26		Connecticut		Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry)		L 9–10
November 2		at Colgate*		Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY		L 34–42
November 9		at Holy Cross*		Fitton Field • Worcester, MA		L 23–30
November 16		New Hampshire		Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry)		W 27–17
November 23		Boston College*		Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry)		L 8–70
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

References

• UMass Athletics Archive (Archived 2012-03-03)