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1926 Springfield Red and White football team

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1926 Springfield Red and White football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
CaptainJ. Kenneth Hafner
Home stadiumPratt Field
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Lafayette     9 0 0
No. 10 Brown     9 0 1
NYU     8 1 0
No. 9 Army     7 1 1
Washington & Jefferson     7 1 1
Boston College     6 0 2
No. 10 Penn     7 1 1
Cornell     6 1 1
Princeton     5 1 1
Carnegie Tech     7 2 0
Springfield     6 2 0
Syracuse     7 2 1
Villanova     6 2 1
Colgate     5 2 2
Columbia     6 3 0
Pittsburgh     5 2 2
CCNY     5 3 0
Temple     5 3 0
Penn State     5 4 0
Tufts     4 4 0
Yale     4 4 0
Bucknell     4 5 1
Fordham     3 4 1
Harvard     3 5 0
Rutgers     3 6 0
Vermont     3 6 0
Drexel     2 5 0
Boston University     2 6 0
Lehigh     1 8 0
Franklin & Marshall     0 8 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Springfield Red and White football team was an American football team that represented Springfield College as an independent during the 1926 college football season. Led by third-year head coach John L. Rothacher, Springfield compiled a record of 6–2.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Manhattan
L 0–3[2]
October 9at RPITroy, NYW 7–0
October 16Delaware
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
L 0–3[3]
October 23New Hampshire
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
W 24–14[4]
October 302:30 p.m.at Boston UniversityW 10–3[5]
November 6Massachusetts
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
W 9–0[6]
November 13Norwich
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
W 9–7
November 25Vermont
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
W 2–0[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Springfield College Football All-Time Results". Springfield College Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "N. Cohalan Kicks Manhattan To Win". The Yonkers Herald. Yonkers, New York. October 4, 1926. p. 14. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Delaware Wins On Field Goal". The Evening Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. October 18, 1926. p. 16. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Springfield College in Win Over New Hampshire". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. AP. October 24, 1926. p. 18. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Terriers Counting On Victory Today". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 30, 1926. p. 8. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Light Work For Aggies For Springfield Game". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 6, 1926. p. 11. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Lone safety gives Springfield victory". The Boston Globe. November 26, 1926. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.