1971 UMass Redmen football team

The 1971 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1971 college football season as a member of the Yankee Conference in the NCAA's College Division. The team was coached by Dick MacPherson and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 1971 season was the last in which Massachusetts was named the "Redmen," as the university would change the nickname of all athletic teams to the "Minutemen" due to changing attitudes regarding the use of Native American-themed mascots in sports. It was also the first season of Dick MacPherson's tenure as head coach. UMass finished the season with a record of 4–4–1 overall and 3–1–1 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 18		at Maine		Orono, ME		W 13–0	4,800
September 25		Dartmouth*		Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA		L 7–31	16,700
October 9		Boston University*		Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA		L 21–47	6,100
October 16		Rhode Island		Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA		L 3–31	13,500
October 23		at Connecticut		Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT		T 3–3	14,386
October 30		Vermont		Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA		W 24–15	7,000
November 6		Holy Cross*		Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA		W 38–27	14,500
November 13		at New Hampshire		Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH		W 38–20	11,762
November 20		at Boston College*		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA		L 0–35	25,311
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

References

UMass Athletics Archive (Archived 2012-03-03)