Scrapbook of the undefeated and untied season of the 1965 Springfield College Football Team from former player Richard Whiting ('66). Includes newspaper articles, photographs, programs and ephemera highlighting the team, players and coaches that participated throughout the season. Whiting was a senior offensive tackle on the 1965 Springfield College Football team that played to a 9-0-0 record. He graduated from Springfield College in May, 1966 and returned to the college for his MS degree, which he earned in 1968. In 1970, Whiting became the Director of the Counseling Center at Springfield College, and continued working at the College for over 40 years, retiring in 2011. In the only undefeated season in Springfield College football history, the chiefs outscored opponents 252-87. In one of their “best games of the year”, they defeated Northeastern with a final score of 16-14 in front of 12,000 fans. The team was named New England College Division Champions and Dunn was named New England College Division Coach of the Year.
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