| Year: | 1974 |
| Team: | UMass Minutemen |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Yankee Conference |
| Short Conf: | Yankee |
| Record: | 5–6 |
| Conf Record: | 4–2 |
| Head Coach: | Dick MacPherson |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Stadium: | Alumni Stadium |
| Champion: | Yankee Conference co-champion |
The 1974 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Yankee Conference in NCAA Division II. The team was coached by Dick MacPherson and played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 5 - 6 overall and 4 - 2 in conference play.