Template:1947 Yankee Conference football standings
The 1947 Massachusetts Statesmen football team was an American football team that represented the University of Massachusetts in the Yankee Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its third season under head coach Thomas Eck, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record (0–1–1 in conference play). The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts.
The Yankee Conference began play in 1947, as Massachusetts joined the other land-grant colleges in New England to form the new conference.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|
| September 27 | Bates* | | L 6–14 | 6,000 | [1] |
| October 4 | at [[{{{school}}}|Bowdoin]]* | - Whittier Field
- Brunswick, ME
| W 7–6 | | [2] |
| October 11 | at [[{{{school}}}|Worcester Tech]]* | | W 33–0 | | [3] |
| October 18 | Rhode Island | | L 13–20 | > 4,500 | [4] |
| October 25 | [[{{{school}}}|Norwich]] * | | W 39–0 | > 4,500 | [5] |
| November 1 | at Vermont | | T 7–7 | 4,500 | [6] |
| November 8 | at Springfield* | | L 7–14 | | [7] |
| November 15 | Tufts* | | L 6–20 | 4,000 | [8] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
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References[]
- ↑ "Blanchard Sparks Bates to 14-6 Win Over Mass. Univ.". The Boston Globe: p. 29. September 28, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28677597/blanchard_sparks_bates_to_146_win_over/.
- ↑ Harry Shulman (October 5, 1947). "Raymond Gives Massachusetts U. 7-6 Edge Over Bowdoin Eleven". The Boston Globe: p. 31. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28677649/raymond_gives_massachusetts_u_76_edge/.
- ↑ "Worcester Tech Crushed, 33-0, by Massachusetts U.". The Boston Globe: p. 29. October 12, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28677690/worcester_tech_crushed_330_by/.
- ↑ "Rhode Island Rallies to Edge Statesmen, 20-13". The Boston Globe: p. 30. October 19, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28404451/rhode_island_rallies_to_edge_statesmen/.
- ↑ "Statesmen Whip Norwich, 39-0, Before 4500". The Boston Globe: p. 31. October 26, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28679774/statesmen_whip_norwich_390_before/.
- ↑ "U. of Vermont, Statesmen Battle to 7-7 Deadlock". The Boston Globe: p. 32. November 2, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28053614/u_of_vermont_statesmen_battle_to_77/.
- ↑ "Springfield Wins, Edges U. of Mass. on 1st-Period Rush". The Boston Globe: p. 31. November 9, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28249503/springfield_wins_edges_u_of_mass_on/.
- ↑ Ed Shea (November 16, 1947). "Jumbos Wallop Statesmen, 20-6, In Season's Windup". The Boston Globe: pp. 23, 27. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28679800/jumbos_wallop_statesmen_206_in/.
