1973 UMass Minutemen football team

The 1973 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1973 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 6–5 overall and 4–2 in conference play.

1973 UMass Minutemen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–5 (4–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut $ 5 0 1 8 2 1
Rhode Island 4 1 1 6 2 2
UMass 4 2 0 6 5 0
New Hampshire 2 3 0 4 5 0
Boston University 2 3 0 3 7 0
Maine 2 4 0 3 7 0
Vermont 1 5 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Holy Cross*L 28–3018,100[1]
September 15Villanova*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 21–2012,100
September 22Maine
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 20–011,800
September 29at Harvard*L 7–2419,100–19,200[2]
October 6at Rutgers*W 25–2211,000[3]
October 13Boston University
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 20–66,679
October 20Rhode Island
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 35–4114,500
October 27at ConnecticutL 6–2815,551
November 3Vermont
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 27–711,300[4]
November 17at New HampshireW 28–78,500–9,035
November 24at Boston College*L 14–5919,227
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ Concannon, Joe (September 9, 1973). "Holy Cross outlasts UMass, 30–28, as safety proves decisive". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 90 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Nason, Jerry (September 28, 1973). "Harvard opens with a bang leaves UMass in dust, 24–7". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 7, 1973). "UMass hangs on to win, 25–22". The Boston Globe. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Minute Men trounce Vermont Catamounts". Hartford Courant. November 4, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.