Official Program: Northeastern vs. Springfield College, October 16, 1965
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The official program from the October 16, 1965 football game, Springfield College vs. Northeastern University. The game took place at the Northeastern University Field. The program contains information on the two colleges, the lineups and information on the teams, and advertisements. Springfield College beat Northeaster 16 to 14. The 1965 Springfield College Football team went 9-0-0 and remains the only College Football team to go undefeated and untied during a season. Springfield College’s opponents in ’65-'66 were the US. Coast Guard (30-14), Amherst College (13-0), Williams College (28-8), Colby College (42-13), Northeastern University (16-14), American International College (43-6), Rhode Island University (7-6), University of New Hampshire (43-13), and Wagner College (30-13). The game against Amherst College was televised on Channel 22 and was the first Western Mass football game ever televised in the region. The team received many honors, including Ted Dunn being named UPI New England College Division Coach of the Year and several players received honors including being selected for the All Decade Team. The team came in second to the University of Maine for selection for a bid to play in the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando, FL, December 11, 1965. There are some photographs and text missing due to someone cutting out pictures within the brochure;
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