1961 UMass Redmen football team

1961 UMass Redmen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record5–4 (3–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1961 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Maine $ 5 0 08 0 1
UMass 3 1 05 4 0
Connecticut 2 2 02 7 0
New Hampshire 1 3 03 5 0
Rhode Island 1 4 02 6 1
Vermont 0 2 03 3 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1961 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1961 college football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Vic Fusia and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 1961 season was Fusia's first as coach of the Redmen. UMass finished the season with a record of 54 overall and 31 in conference play.