The 1959 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1959 college football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Charlie O'Rourke and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 1959 season was O'Rourke's last as coach of the Minutemen. UMass finished the season with a record of 3âÂÂ5âÂÂ1 overall and 2âÂÂ2 in conference play.