Claim: In the 1966 NCAA College Division football season, the UMass Redmen football team was against Maine, Darthmouth, Connecticut, and Rhode Island in their first 4 games of the season.
Evidence: The 1966 NCAA College Division football season was the 11th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level. 
The 1966 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1966 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. September 17 Maine September 24 at Dartmouth* October 8 Connecticut October 15 at Rhode Island