1965 UMass Redmen football team

1965 UMass Redmen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
1965 record	7–2 (4–1 YC)
Head coach	Vic Fusia
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (17,000)

1965 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Maine $		5	–	0					8	–	2
UMass		4	–	1					7	–	2
Vermont		2	–	2					6	–	2
Connecticut		2	–	2					3	–	6
Rhode Island		1	–	4					2	–	7
New Hampshire		0	–	5					0	–	8
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1965 college football season as a member of the Yankee Conference in the NCAA's College Division. The team was coached by Vic Fusia and played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 1965 season was the Redmen's first in Alumni Stadium, their home field until 2012. UMass finished the season with a record of 7–2 overall and 4–1 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 18		at Maine		Orono, ME		L 8–10	9,215
September 25		American International*		Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 41–0	9,648
October 2		Buffalo*		Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA		L 6–18	10,200
October 9		at Connecticut		Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT (Rivalry)		W 20–7	12,551
October 16		Rhode Island		Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 30–0	16,100
October 23		at Boston University*		Nickerson Field • Boston, MA		W 34–18	13,000
October 30		Vermont		Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 41–6	8,400
November 6		Holy Cross*		Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 27–0	17,400
November 13		at New Hampshire		Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH (Rivalry)		W 46–0	5,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

References

UMass Athletics Archive