1959 UMass Redmen football team

American college football season

1959 UMass Redmen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	3–5–1 (2–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Charlie O'Rourke (8th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field
Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

1959 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Connecticut $	4	–	0	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
UMass	2	–	2	–	0	3	–	5	–	1
Maine	1	–	2	–	2	3	–	3	–	2
New Hampshire	1	–	2	–	1	3	–	3	–	2
Rhode Island	1	–	2	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Vermont	0	–	1	–	0	4	–	3	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1959 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1959 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Charlie O'Rourke and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 1959 season was O'Rourke's last as coach of the Minutemen. UMass finished the season with a record of 3–5–1 overall and 2–2 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Maine		Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 21–16	5,250–6,000	^[1]
September 26	at Harvard*		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 22–36	11,500	^[2]
October 3	Delaware*	No. T–16	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 12–42	4,500–4,879	^[3]
October 10	at Connecticut		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 0–26	9,147
October 17	Rhode Island		Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 6–30	6,478–6,500	^[4]
October 24	at Northeastern*		Kent Street Field Brookline, MA	T 0–0	1,100
October 31	at Boston University*		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 6–20	2,896
November 7	Brandeis*		Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 25–6	2,744
November 14	at New Hampshire		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	W 19–6	6,200
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
^ "Harvard Scores in Opener, 36-22". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press International. September 27, 1959. p. S6.
^ Kelley, Bob (October 5, 1959). "Bowman Gains 189 Yards as Delaware Demolishes Mass. Eleven, 42 to 12". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.

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