1947 UMass Redmen football team

1947 UMass Redmen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
1947 record	3–4–1 (0–1–1 YC)
Head coach	Thomas Eck
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1947 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Hampshire $	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Maine	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Connecticut	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Rhode Island	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
UMass	0	–	1	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Vermont	0	–	1	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1947 college football season as a member of the NCAA's Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Thomas Eck and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 1947 season was the first the team played under the UMass banner as the school changed its official name from Massachusetts State College that year. The athletics teams that represented the university also changed their names to coincide with the shift, moving from the Aggies to the Redmen. The Yankee Conference began play this season, as UMass joined together with the other land-grant colleges in New England to form the new alliance. UMass finished the season with a record of 3–4–1 overall and 0–1–1 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 27		Bates*		Alumni Field • Amherst, MA		L 6–14
October 4		at Bowdoin*		Whittier Field • Brunswick, ME		W 7–6
October 11		at Worcester Tech*		Alumni Field • Worcester, MA		W 33–0
October 18		Rhode Island		Alumni Field • Amherst, MA		L 13–20
October 25		Norwich*		Alumni Field • Amherst, MA		W 39–0
November 1		at Vermont		Centennial Field • Burlington, VT		T 7–7
November 8		at Springfield*		Pratt Field • Springfield, MA		L 7–14
November 15		Tufts*		Alumni Field • Amherst, MA		L 6–20
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

References

College Football Reference