1954 UMass Redmen football team

The 1954 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1954 college football season as a member of the NCAA's Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Charlie O'Rourke and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 4–4 overall and 1–3 in conference play.

1954 UMass Redmen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
1954 record	4–4 (1–3 YC)
Head coach	Charlie O'Rourke (3rd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1954 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Hampshire $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Maine	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Vermont	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	3	–	1
UMass	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Connecticut	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	American International*	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 32–27
October 2	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 13–7	15,800	[1]
October 9	Connecticut	Alumni Field Amherst, MA (rivalry)	W 20–13
October 16	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 6–52
October 23	Northeastern*	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 0–39
October 30	at Vermont	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	L 25–27
November 6	New Hampshire	Alumni Field Amherst, MA (rivalry)	L 12–32
November 13	at Tufts*	Tufts Oval Somerville, MA	W 19–13
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Massachusetts Rallies to Beat Harvard by Going 87 Yards in Last Period". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 3, 1954. p. S4.