1959 UMass Redmen football team
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| 1959 UMass Redmen football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| 1959 record | 3–5–1 (2–2 YC) |
| Head coach | Charlie O'Rourke |
| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1959 college football season as a member of the Yankee Conference in the NCAA's College Division. The team was coached by Charlie O'Rourke and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 1959 season was O'Rourke's last as coach of the Minutemen. UMass finished the season with a record of 3–5–1 overall and 2–2 in conference play.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 19 | Maine | Alumni Field • Amherst, MA | W 21–16 | ||||||
| September 26 | at Harvard* | Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA | L 22–36 | ||||||
| October 3 | Delaware* | Alumni Field • Amherst, MA | L 12–42 | ||||||
| October 10 | at Connecticut | Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT (Rivalry) | L 0–26 | ||||||
| October 17 | Rhode Island |
Alumni Field • Amherst, MA | L 6–30 | ||||||
| October 24 | at Northeastern* | Kent Street Field • Brookline, MA | T 0–0 | ||||||
| October 31 | at Boston University* | Nickerson Field • Boston, MA | L 6–20 | ||||||
| November 7 | Brandeis* | Alumni Field • Amherst, MA | W 25–6 | ||||||
| November 14 | at New Hampshire | Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH (Rivalry) | W 19–6 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. |
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