1956 UMass Redmen football team

The 1956 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1956 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Yankee Conference in the NCAA's newly created College Division. 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 2–5–1 overall and 1–4 in conference play.

1956 UMass Redmen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	2–5–1 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Charlie O'Rourke (5th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1956 Yankee Conference football standings

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at American International*	Springfield, MA	T 6–6
September 29	at Boston University*	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 6–19
October 13	at Connecticut	Alumni Field Amherst, MA (rivalry)	L 6–71
October 20	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 13–34
October 27	Northeastern*	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 12–6
November 3	at Vermont	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 26–19
November 10	Brandeis*	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 7–47
November 17	New Hampshire	Alumni Field Amherst, MA (rivalry)	L 7–28	4,500
*Non-conference game