Springfield College's Unbeaten, Untied Football Squad

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Title:
Springfield College's Unbeaten, Untied Football Squad
Description:
A newspaper clipping from the Springfield Sunday Republican, December 26, 1965. The headline reads, "Springfield College Eleven Cited as Top Team in WM Athletics / Springfield College's Unbeaten, Untied Football Squad." A picture is below with a complete listing of the players and coaches in the photograph. The original photograph can be seen here: http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/14662 , http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/14653 , and http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/14663 . 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.
Creator:
Springfield Sunday Republican (Springfield, Mass.)
Date:
December 26, 1965
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Subjects:
Springfield College
Springfield College--Sports
Springfield College--Sports--Men
Springfield College--Football
Adams, Robert P.
Aijala, Robert M.
Alflen, Theodore
Armstrong, George F.
Auxter, David M.
Bednarz, Richard P.
Bender, Paul A.
Bennett, David B.
Bessette, David J.
Biddiscombe, John S.
Bock, Brian D.
Caddoo, William C.
Carle, Richard
Cobb, Robert A.
Coupe, Douglass L.
Cutrona, Vincent S.
Dunn, Edward (Ted)
Flaherty, Robert D.
Fordyce, Richard S.
Francis, Philip S.
Friedman, Richard E.
Gillis, James M.
Glass, Stephen A.
Gregory, Donald H.
Grocki, John M.
Hall, Arthur M.
Hansen, Jay L.
Hawrylciw, Chester W.
Hughes, David M.
Ingram, Joseph W.
Kalogris, Stephen F.
Knight, Henry E.
La Forte, John T.
Marder, I. David
McCormick, James J.
McKenzie, Robert B.
Mello, Michael W.
Mikszewski, John C.
Muello, Paul J.
Neumann, John L.
Nichols, James E.
Owen, Richard E.
Parker, Steven E.
Pizzutti, Anthony D.
Pollard, David W.
Purdy, Edward S.
Redak, Howard C.
Robitaille, Joseph A.
Rohlfs, Michael P.
Savage, William
Stein, Stephen K.
Sussi, Robert L.
Football
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/14821
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Publisher:
Springfield Sunday Republican (Springfield, Mass.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
ms518-01-14-005