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).

1947 Massachusetts Statesmen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–4–1 (0–1–1 Yankee)
Head coach
  • Thomas Eck (2nd season)
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1947 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Hampshire $ 4 0 08 1 0
Maine 2 1 06 1 0
Connecticut 1 2 02 4 0
Rhode Island State 1 3 03 4 0
Massachusetts 0 1 13 4 1
Vermont 0 1 13 4 1
  • $ Conference champion

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Massachusetts State was ranked at No. 343 out of 500 college football teams.

The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts.

The Yankee Conference began play in 1947, as Massachusetts joined the other land-grant colleges in New England to form the new conference.

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