1963 UMass Redmen football team

1963 UMass Redmen football
Yankee Conference champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	8–0–1 (5–0 Yankee)
Head coach	Vic Fusia (3rd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1963 Yankee Conference football standings

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

The 1963 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1963 NCAA College Division 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 Redmen defense was stifling all year long, as they surrendered only one touchdown through the entire season. Outscoring their opponents 265–12, UMass finished undefeated for the third in team history and the most recent time to date. The one imperfection on the team's record was a 0–0 tie on the road against in-state rival Harvard. UMass finished the season with a record of 8–0–1 overall and 5–0 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Maine		Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 14–7	5,000–6,000
September 28	at Harvard*		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	T 0–0	16,000–16,500
October 5	Bucknell*		Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 21–0	8,100
October 12	at Connecticut		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 21–3	10,937
October 19	Rhode Island		Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 57–0	10,233–11,000
October 26	at Boston University*		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 21–0	12,000
November 2	Vermont	No. 8	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 41–0	6,449–6,500
November 9	American International*	No. T–4	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 42–0	3,500
November 16	at New Hampshire	No. T–4	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	W 48–2	5,500–6,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game