UConn–UMass football rivalry

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History
UConn–UMass football rivalry

First meeting	1897^[1]
Last meeting	2012
Next meeting	Unknown
Number of meetings	72
All-time series	UMass leads, 36–34–2
Current streak	Connecticut, 1

The UConn–UMass football rivalry (also known as the U Game) is an American college football rivalry between the Connecticut Huskies football team of the University of Connecticut and UMass Minutemen football team of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The rivalry was dormant from when UConn transitioned to FBS following the 1999 season until 2012 when UMass traveled to Rentschler Field to play the Huskies in the season opener.

History

The first game played between the two schools took place on November 6, 1897, in Amherst, Massachusetts. Massachusetts won 36–0. At the time, UMass was known as Massachusetts Agricultural College and Connecticut was officially Storrs Agricultural College. They had formed a loose association with other public colleges in New England such as present day New Hampshire and Rhode Island for the purpose of scheduling football matchups between the schools.

The colleges continued to schedule matches intermittently until after World War I, when they began to play on an almost-yearly basis through the mid-1920s. The series was discontinued until 1932, when the schools again met each year until World War II saw both universities disband their football teams. The schools would not match up again on the gridiron until Connecticut joined Massachusetts in the Yankee Conference in 1952. UConn and UMass played every season from that point on until UConn began their transition to what was then Division I-A in 2000.

UMass leads the all-time series 36–34–2. Massachusetts dominated the rivalry early, winning the first eight and 13 of the first 15 meetings between the two universities. Connecticut went on a streak of their own after that, winning 14 of the next 16 games. The 1960s again belonged to the then-Redmen of Massachusetts, as they lost only two games that decade. In the remaining years of the rivalry, the series was much more even, with neither team able to put together a winning streak of more than four games.

In April 2011, UMass announced plans to join the Mid-American Conference and move up to the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, the highest level of college football in the country. Prior to this decision, the two schools had scheduled a game for August 30, 2012. This game was the first meeting between the schools in 13 years. There has been no official announcement regarding the future of the rivalry, despite the UMass joining UConn in the FBS.

Game results

Years of a Connecticut victory are in blue. Years of a Massachusetts victory are in maroon. Years with a tie are in white.

Year	Connecticut		Massachusetts		Location
1897	Connecticut	0	Massachusetts	36	Amherst, MA
1899	Connecticut	6	Massachusetts	34	Amherst, MA
1900	Connecticut	6	Massachusetts	17	Storrs, CT
1916	Connecticut	0	Massachusetts	12	Amherst, MA
1919	Connecticut	7	Massachusetts	15	Amherst, MA
1920	Connecticut	0	Massachusetts	28	Amherst, MA
1921	Connecticut	0	Massachusetts	13	Storrs, CT
1922	Connecticut	6	Massachusetts	13	Amherst, MA
1924	Connecticut	12	Massachusetts	10	Amherst, MA
1925	Connecticut	0	Massachusetts	13	Storrs, CT
1926	Connecticut	13	Massachusetts	6	Amherst, MA
1932	Connecticut	0	Massachusetts	39	Storrs, CT
1933	Connecticut	7	Massachusetts	40	Amherst, MA
1934	Connecticut	6	Massachusetts	7	Storrs, CT
1935	Connecticut	12	Massachusetts	25	Amherst, MA
1936	Connecticut	13	Massachusetts	0	Storrs, CT
1937	Connecticut	36	Massachusetts	7	Amherst, MA
1938	Connecticut	19	Massachusetts	0	Storrs, CT
1939	Connecticut	7	Massachusetts	6	Amherst, MA
1940	Connecticut	13	Massachusetts	0	Storrs, CT
1941	Connecticut	6	Massachusetts	8	Amherst, MA
1942	Connecticut	26	Massachusetts	0	Storrs, CT
1952	Connecticut	26	Massachusetts	13	Storrs, CT
1953	Connecticut	41	Massachusetts	0	Amherst, MA
1954	Connecticut	13	Massachusetts	20	Amherst, MA
1955	Connecticut	18	Massachusetts	13	Storrs, CT
1956	Connecticut	71	Massachusetts	6	Amherst, MA
1957	Connecticut	19	Massachusetts	6	Storrs, CT
1958	Connecticut	28	Massachusetts	14	Amherst, MA
1959	Connecticut	26	Massachusetts	0	Storrs, CT
1960	Connecticut	31	Massachusetts	0	Amherst, MA
1961	Connecticut	13	Massachusetts	31	Storrs, CT
1962	Connecticut	6	Massachusetts	16	Amherst, MA
1963	Connecticut	3	Massachusetts	21	Storrs, CT
1964	Connecticut	0	Massachusetts	30	Amherst, MA
1965	Connecticut	7	Massachusetts	20	Storrs, CT
1966	Connecticut	6	Massachusetts	12	Amherst, MA
1967	Connecticut	14	Massachusetts	35	Storrs, CT

Year	Connecticut		Massachusetts		Location
1968	Connecticut	27	Massachusetts	20	Amherst, MA
1969	Connecticut	7	Massachusetts	28	Storrs, CT
1970	Connecticut	21	Massachusetts	21	Amherst, MA
1971	Connecticut	3	Massachusetts	3	Storrs, CT
1972	Connecticut	16	Massachusetts	49	Amherst, MA
1973	Connecticut	28	Massachusetts	6	Storrs, CT
1974	Connecticut	10	Massachusetts	9	Amherst, MA
1975	Connecticut	14	Massachusetts	29	Storrs, CT
1976	Connecticut	28	Massachusetts	6	Amherst, MA
1977	Connecticut	0	Massachusetts	10	Storrs, CT
1978	Connecticut	10	Massachusetts	17	Amherst, MA
1979	Connecticut	24	Massachusetts	0	Storrs, CT
1980	Connecticut	21	Massachusetts	39	Amherst, MA
1981	Connecticut	24	Massachusetts	29	Storrs, CT
1982	Connecticut	14	Massachusetts	30	Amherst, MA
1983	Connecticut	16	Massachusetts	6	Storrs, CT
1984	Connecticut	21	Massachusetts	16	Amherst, MA
1985	Connecticut	7	Massachusetts	21	Storrs, CT
1986	Connecticut	20	Massachusetts	17	Amherst, MA
1987	Connecticut	21	Massachusetts	17	Storrs, CT
1988	Connecticut	35	Massachusetts	14	Amherst, MA
1989	Connecticut	39	Massachusetts	33	Storrs, CT
1990	Connecticut	19	Massachusetts	38	Amherst, MA
1991	Connecticut	26	Massachusetts	21	Storrs, CT
1992	Connecticut	7	Massachusetts	20	Amherst, MA
1993	Connecticut	17	Massachusetts	20	Storrs, CT
1994	Connecticut	21	Massachusetts	13	Amherst, MA
1995	Connecticut	20	Massachusetts	7	Storrs, CT
1996	Connecticut	38	Massachusetts	39	Amherst, MA
1997	Connecticut	49	Massachusetts	16	Amherst, MA
1998	Connecticut	44	Massachusetts	41	Storrs, CT
1998	Connecticut	28	Massachusetts	27	Amherst, MA
1999	Connecticut	20	Massachusetts	62	Amherst, MA
2012	Connecticut	37	Massachusetts	0	East Hartford, CT
Current series:			UMass leads 36–34–2

References

↑ http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/082010aaf.html

v t e Connecticut Huskies football

Venues	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields (1896-1952) Memorial Stadium (1953–2002) Rentschler Field (2003–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Rhode Island (Ramnapping Trophy) UMass

Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" University of Connecticut Marching Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

v t e UMass Minutemen football

Venues	Alumni Field (1879–1964) Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (1965–2011, 2014–) Gillette Stadium (2012–2016)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College New Hampshire: Colonial Clash (Bill Knight Trophy) UConn

Culture & lore	Sam the Minuteman "Fight Mass" University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band Series Records

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

National championship seasons in bold

v t e American Athletic Conference football rivalries

Conference	Louisville–Memphis UCF–USF

Non-conference	Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami) The Keg of Nails (Cincinnati–Louisville) River City Rivalry (Cincinnati–Pittsburgh) Connecticut–Massachusetts Ramnapping Trophy (Connecticut–Rhode Island) East Carolina–UCF Bayou Bucket Classic (Houston–Rice) Governor's Cup (Kentucky–Louisville) Louisville–Memphis Marshall–UCF Paint Bucket Bowl (Memphis–Arkansas State) Black and Blue Bowl (Memphis–Southern Miss) Memphis–UAB Rice–SMU Gansz Trophy (SMU–Navy) Safeway Bowl (SMU–North Texas) SMU–TCU Mayor's Cup (Temple–Villanova)

v t e Mid-American Conference football rivalries

Conference	Anniversary Award (Bowling Green–Kent State) Battle of the Bricks (Miami–Ohio) Bowling Green–Toledo Bronze Stalk Trophy (Ball State–Northern Illinois) CMU–WMU Rivalry Trophy (Central Michigan–Western Michigan) Michigan MAC Trophy (Central Michigan–Eastern Michigan–Western Michigan) Wagon Wheel (Akron–Kent State)

Non-conference	Battle for the Bell (Marshall–Ohio) Boston College–Massachusetts Colonial Clash (Massachusetts–New Hampshire) Connecticut–Massachusetts Steel Tire (Akron–Youngstown State) Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami)

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