1972 UMass Minutemen football team

1972 UMass Minutemen football
Yankee Conference champion Boardwalk Bowl champion
Boardwalk Bowl, W 35–14 vs. UC Davis
Conference	Yankee Conference
1972 record	9–2 (5–0 YC)
Head coach	Dick MacPherson (2nd year)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (17,000)

1972 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
UMass $		5	–	0		9	–	2
Connecticut		4	–	1		4	–	5
Vermont		3	–	2		4	–	5
New Hampshire		2	–	3		4	–	5
Maine		1	–	4		3	–	6
Rhode Island		0	–	5		3	–	7

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1972 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 Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 1972 season was the first in which Massachusetts was named the "Minutemen," as the university had changed their nickname from the "Redmen" due to changing attitudes regarding the use of Native American-themed mascots in sports. It was also the last season of the NCAA's University and College Division setup, as they would split athletics into three numbered divisions in 1973, with UMass moving into Division II. Massachusetts performed strongly enough in the regular season to earn a spot in the 1972 Boardwalk Bowl, which at the time served as the NCAA College Division East championship game. The team defeated UC Davis by a score of 35-14, and finished the season with a record of 9–2 overall and 5–0 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 23	Maine	Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	W 37–0
September 30	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA	W 28–19
October 7	at Vermont	Centennial Field • Burlington, VT	W 33–14
October 14	Boston University*	Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	W 44–15
October 21	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI	W 42–7
October 28	Connecticut	Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry)	W 49–16
November 4	at Bucknell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA	L 15–28
November 11	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	L 16–28
November 18	New Hampshire	Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry)	W 42–7
November 25	Boston College*	Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry)	W 28–7
December 9	vs. UC Davis*	Boardwalk Hall • Atlantic City, NJ (Boardwalk Bowl)	W 35–14
Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

UMass Athletics Archive (Archived 2012-03-03)

UMass Minutemen football

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

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

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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National championship seasons in bold

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