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1967 UMass Redmen football team

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1967 UMass Redmen football
Yankee Conference champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record7–2 (5–0 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass $ 5 0 0 7 2 0
Connecticut 4 1 0 5 4 0
Rhode Island 2 2 1 6 2 1
New Hampshire 2 3 0 5 3 0
Vermont 1 3 1 3 5 1
Maine 0 5 0 0 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1967 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1967 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Vic Fusia and played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 7–2 overall and 5–0 in conference play, repeating as conference champions.

Senior quarterback Greg Landry was selected by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft (eleventh overall), the first QB taken.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at MaineW 30–97,254–7,500[2]
September 30Dartmouth*L 10–2818,100[3]
October 14at ConnecticutW 35–1411,009
October 21Rhode Island
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 28–2416,100
October 28at Boston University*W 24–010,000
November 4Vermont
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 21–08,000[4]
November 11at Rutgers*W 30–713,000[5]
November 18at New HampshireW 14–1310,500
November 25at Boston College*L 0–2516,200
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "'End of a dream'". Nashua Telegraph. (New Hampshire). Associated Press. January 31, 1968. p. 18.
  2. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  3. ^ Roberts, Ernie (October 1, 1967). "Dartmouth roars back, 28–10, after UMass takes 10–0 lead". The Boston Sunday Globe. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UMass blanks Vermont; Landry hits 10 of 18". The Boston Globe. November 5, 1967. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Fleming, Jimmie (November 12, 1967). "Massachusetts eleven wallops Rutgers, 30–7". The Sunday Home News. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.