1947 Massachusetts Statesmen football team
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.
| 1947 Massachusetts Statesmen football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| 1947 record | 3–4–1 (0–1–1 YC) |
| Head coach | Thomas Eck (2nd year of 2nd stint; 3rd overall season) |
| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| September 27 | Bates* | L 6–14 | 6,000 | [1] | |
| October 4 | at Bowdoin* | W 7–6 | [2] | ||
| October 11 | at Worcester Tech* |
| W 33–0 | [3] | |
| October 18 | Rhode Island State |
| L 13–20 | > 4,500 | [4] |
| October 25 | 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] |
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References
- "Blanchard Sparks Bates to 14-6 Win Over Mass. Univ". The Boston Globe. September 28, 1947. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
- Harry Shulman (October 5, 1947). "Raymond Gives Massachusetts U. 7-6 Edge Over Bowdoin Eleven". The Boston Globe. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Worcester Tech Crushed, 33-0, by Massachusetts U." The Boston Globe. October 12, 1947. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rhode Island Rallies to Edge Statesmen, 20-13". The Boston Globe. October 19, 1947. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Statesmen Whip Norwich, 39-0, Before 4500". The Boston Globe. October 26, 1947. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- "U. of Vermont, Statesmen Battle to 7-7 Deadlock". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1947. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Springfield Wins, Edges U. of Mass. on 1st-Period Rush". The Boston Globe. November 9, 1947. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ed Shea (November 16, 1947). "Jumbos Wallop Statesmen, 20-6, In Season's Windup". The Boston Globe. pp. 23, 27 – via Newspapers.com.
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