1974 UMass Minutemen Football Team
The 1974 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Yankee Conference in NCAA Division II. The team was coached by Dick MacPherson and played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 5–6 overall and 4–2 in conference play. Schedule References UMass UMass Minutemen football seasons Yankee Conference football champion seasons Umass Minutemen football The UMass Minutemen football team represents the University of Massachusetts in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Massachusetts is the fourth oldest program in FBS. The Minutemen compete as an FBS independent. Since 1965, th ...

1974 Boston University Terriers Football Team
The 1974 Boston University Terriers football team represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. In its second season under head coach Paul Kemp, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–3 against conference opponents), placed in a four-way tie for third in the Yankee Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 145 to 129. When coach Paul Kemp took over at Boston University in 1973, he inherited a team that finished 2–8 in 1972. The team improved to 3–8 in 1973. Kemp termed the 1974 season "Project Turnabout", and the team opened with three wins and one loss. The team went 2–3–1 in its final four games, but still wound up with the program's first winning season since 1970. Near the end of the season, coach Kemp said: "We're happy with our winning season. I think we're a pretty good team and we've been getting better in each game." Several Boston University players received post-season honors in ...
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1974 New Hampshire Wildcats Football Team
The 1974 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by third-year head coach Bill Bowes and finished the season 5–4 overall and 3–3 in the Yankee Conference, placing in a four-way tie for third. Schedule References {{New Hampshire Wildcats football navbox New Hampshire New Hampshire Wildcats football seasons New Hampshire Wildcats football The New Hampshire Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of New Hampshire located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The Wildcats compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivis ...

Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester ( , ) is a city and county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, the city's population was 206,518 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the second-List of cities in New England by population, most populous city in New England after Boston. Worcester is approximately west of Boston, east of Springfield, Massachusetts, Springfield and north-northwest of Providence, Rhode Island, Providence. Due to its location near the geographic center of Massachusetts, Worcester is known as the "Heart of the Commonwealth"; a heart is the official symbol of the city. Worcester developed as an industrial city in the 19th century due to the Blackstone Canal and rail transport, producing machinery, textiles and wire. Large numbers of European immigrants made up the city's growing population. However, the city's manufacturing base waned following World War II. Long-term economic and population decline was not reversed ...
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Fitton Field
Fitton Field is a football stadium in Worcester, Massachusetts primarily used for College of the Holy Cross sporting events. The stadium opened in 1908 as the official home for the Holy Cross Crusaders football team. Before that, most games were played on the adjoining baseball field. Named after Reverend James Fitton, who donated land to the Archdiocese of Boston to found the college, it is an irregularly shaped three-sided horseshoe on the edge of the college's campus. The northern football stands are shorter than the southern due to Interstate 290 being adjacent to the field. Officially known as Fitton Football Stadium, the football facility is a 23,500-seat stadium, home to the Holy Cross Crusaders football team. The field itself was used as the football field, and termed Fitton Field, as early as 1908. A wooden structure was constructed at that time, but a more sturdy concrete structure did not appear until 1912. In 1924, the concrete was replaced with the steel structure ...
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1974 Holy Cross Crusaders Football Team
The 1974 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Ed Doherty returned for his fourth year as head coach. The team compiled a record of 5–5–1. All home games were played at Fitton Field on the Holy Cross campus in Worcester, Massachusetts. Schedule Statistical leaders Statistical leaders for the 1974 Crusaders included: * Rushing: Steve Hunt, 427 yards on 104 attempts * Passing: Bob Morton, 1,077 yards, 101 completions and 8 touchdowns on 188 attempts * Receiving: Dave Quehl, 801 yards and 6 touchdowns on 62 receptions * Scoring: Jerry Kelley, 42 points from 21 PATs and 7 field goals * Total offense: Bob Morton, 1,483 yards (1,077 passing, 406 rushing) * All-purpose yards: Dave Quehl, 807 yards (801 receiving, 6 returning) * Interceptions: John Provost, 10 interceptions for 157 yards References {{Holy Cross Crusaders football navbox ...
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United Press International
United Press International (UPI) is an American international news agency whose newswires, photo, news film, and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations for most of the 20th century. At its peak, it had more than 6,000 media subscribers. Since the first of several sales and staff cutbacks in 1982, and the 1999 sale of its broadcast client list to its main U.S. rival, the Associated Press, UPI has concentrated on smaller information-market niches. History Formally named United Press Associations for incorporation and legal purposes, but publicly known and identified as United Press or UP, the news agency was created by the 1907 uniting of three smaller news syndicates by the Midwest newspaper publisher E. W. Scripps. It was headed by Hugh Baillie (1890–1966) from 1935 to 1955. At the time of his retirement, UP had 2,900 clients in the United States, and 1,500 abroad. In 1958, it became United Press Intern ...
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Hamilton (village), New York
The Village of Hamilton is a village located within the town of Hamilton in Madison County, New York, United States. Notably, it is the location of Colgate University and has a population of 4,239, according to the 2010 census. The 2017 movie '' Pottersville'' starring Michael Shannon and Judy Greer was filmed here. Geography and climate The village, located at (42.825646, -75.544673), lies in the Chenango Valley, just south of the headwaters of the Chenango River. Northeast of the village is the river Payne Brook, which starts at Lake Moraine and travels through the village before converging with the Chenango River. The village is approximately southeast of Syracuse and southwest of Utica. The elevation of the village's municipal airport (Hamilton Municipal Airport) is approximately above sea level. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village's total area is 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2), of which 2.3 square miles (6.1 km2) is land and 0. ...
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Andy Kerr Stadium
Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium is a 10,221-seat multi-purpose stadium in Hamilton, New York, United States. It is the home of Colgate University's football and men's lacrosse teams. Colgate opened the stadium in 1939, originally as Colgate Athletic Field. Colgate's football teams – then known as the Red Raiders and competing at the highest level of NCAA play – were coached during the stadium's inaugural year by Andy Kerr, who led the team from 1929 to 1946. The stadium adopted the name Andy Kerr Stadium on "Andy Kerr Day" on September 17, 1966, before a crowd of 8,000. The 87-year-old former coach was on hand to greet well-wishers and witness a 34-0 Colgate football victory over Boston University. Parts of the stadium have also been named to honor Raider athletes and coaches. A permanent main grandstand on the east (home team) side of the stadium was dedicated in 1991 to Frederick H. Dunlap, 1970s-80s football head coach and athletic director. The seven-lane, 400-meter ru ...
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1974 Colgate Red Raiders Football Team
The 1974 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In its seventh season under head coach Neil Wheelwright, the team compiled a 4–5 record. Robert Como and James Detmer were the team captains. The team played its home games at Andy Kerr Stadium in Hamilton, New York. Schedule Leading players Two trophies were awarded to the Red Raiders' most valuable player In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...s in 1974: * Jim Detmar, guard, received the Andy Kerr Trophy, awarded to the most valuable offensive player. * Ken Jasie, defensive tackle, received the Hal W. Lahar Trophy, awarded to the most valuable defensive player. Statistical leaders for ...
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UConn–UMass Football Rivalry
The UConn–UMass football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the UConn Huskies football team of the University of Connecticut and the UMass Minutemen football team of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The rivalry was dormant from the 2000 season, when UConn moved to FBS, until 2012, when UMass traveled to Rentschler Field to play the Huskies in the season opener. History The first game played between the two schools took place on November 6, 1897, in Amherst, Massachusetts. Massachusetts won 36–0. At the time, UMass was known as Massachusetts Agricultural College and Connecticut was officially Storrs Agricultural College. They had formed a loose association with other public colleges in New England such as present day New Hampshire and Rhode Island for the purpose of scheduling football matchups between the schools.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/part5-15.pdf The colleges continued to sch ...
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1974 Connecticut Huskies Football Team
The 1974 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. The Huskies were led by second year head coach Larry Naviaux, and completed the season with a record of 4–6. Schedule References Connecticut UConn Huskies football seasons Connecticut Huskies football The UConn Huskies football team is a college football team that represents the University of Connecticut in the sport of American football. The team competes in NCAA Division I FBS as an Independent. Connecticut first fielded a team in 1896, an ...