Claim: In the 1966 NCAA College Division football season, the UMass Redmen football team (representing the University of Massachusetts in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) - the fourth oldest program in FBS) was against Maine, Darthmouth, Connecticut, and Rhode Island in their first 4 games of the season.
Evidence: UMass became an FBS independent in 2016. April 29, 1863; 157 years ago (1863-04-29) March 16, 1802; 218 years ago (1802-03-16) November 26, 1842; 178 years ago (1842-11-26) October 16, 1875; 145 years ago (1875-10-16) 1971; 49 years ago (1971) September 17, 1888; 132 years ago (1888-09-17) April 21, 1881; 139 years ago (1881-04-21) 7