UMass scans from 1979 up

[Umass74]

I've got some scans from some 1979 UMass game programs up on my UMass Football Blog (http://umass74.blogspot.com/) .

They're UMass centric, but the first image is the cover of a game program UMass-Maine 09/22/79, showing all the trophies we won in 1978 when we went to the first National championship game.

The front trophy is the old Bean Pot Yankee Conference trophy. I wonder where it is now..

[Col Hogan]

Keep up the great work...I don't get to your blog often enough (can't from work)...

But it's a regular when I need some info...thanks...

[KAUMASS]

Great stuff.. I looked at the roster from '79 and was looking at the weights of the players compared to today..big difference. Biggest lineman 260 or so back then...

[Umass74]

Yeah, we went to the National Championship game with 230 pd offensive linemen.

Times sure have changed.

[Go...gate]

Great job!!! xthumbsupx

[Umass74]

Thanks everyone. Still wondering who has the Bean Pot.

The last year of the old Yankee Conference was 1996. UMass finished tied for third. Who won it that year? Did they keep the Bean Pot?

We were going through one of our scholarship reduction periods. We were getting hammered that year. We ended up 6-5, but had some bad losses.

Villianova L 14-50
Rhode Island L 21-41
UNH L 7-40
William & Mary L 6-30

[PantherRob82]

Very cool. I have a program from our first year as UNI(formerly Iowa State Techers College)that I should scan in.

[Umass74]

Very cool. I have a program from our first year as UNI(formerly Iowa State Techers College)that I should scan in.

I'd read it, if you publish the url. I like football history.

BTW, UNI is much cooler than Iowa State Teachers. xthumbsupx

[EmeryZach]

I would imagine that trophy is locked away in some closet somewhere and will probably never be found.