1946 Springfield Gymnasts football team

The 1946 Springfield Gymnasts football team, sometimes also referred to as the Maroons, was an American football team that represented Springfield College as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Ossie Solem, the Gymnasts compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 110 to 69.[1][2]

1946 Springfield Gymnasts football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumPratt Field
1946 Eastern non-major college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Thiel   –  7 –0 –0
Muhlenberg   –  9 –1 –0
Geneva   –  7 –1 –0
Dickinson   –  6 –1 –0
Alfred   –  5 –1 –0
Buffalo   –  7 –2 –0
Washington & Jefferson   –  6 –2 –0
Boston University   –  5 –2 –1
St. Lawrence   –  5 –2 –0
American International   –  4 –2 –1
Trinity (CT)   –  4 –2 –0
Swarthmore   –  5 –3 –0
Cortland State   –  4 –3 –0
Hofstra   –  4 –3 –0
Springfield   –  4 –4 –0
New York A&T   –  3 –3 –0
Northeastern   –  3 –3 –0
Scranton   –  4 –5 –1
Gettysburg   –  4 –5 –0
Drexel   –  3 –4 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –  3 –4 –0
Coast Guard   –  3 –5 –0
Tufts   –  1 –6 –0
CCNY   –  1 –7 –0
Carnegie Tech   –  0 –6 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team played its home games at Pratt Field in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was the program's first season since 1942, having gone on hiatus during World War II.

Solem had previously coached for three major football programs, Drake (1921–1931), Iowa (1932–1936), and Syracuse (1937–1945).[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Northeastern
L 0–6[4]
October 5at Connecticut
L 0–253,500[5]
October 12Norwich
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
W 20–01,000[6]
October 19at New Hampshire
W 14–67,000 [7]
October 26American International
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
W 34–65,000[8]
November 2at Wayne
L 6–121,794[9]
November 9St. LawrenceSpringfield, MAW 24–0
November 16CortlandSpringfield, MAL 12–14

References
  1. W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 221.
  2. "1946 - Springfield (MA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015.
  3. "Ossie Solem Signs as Springfield Mentor". The Des Moines Register. March 30, 1946. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Bob Holbrook (September 29, 1946). "Blocked Kick Gives Huskies 6-0 Win: Erickson Gets in Front of Boot, Nason Scores to Top Springfield". The Boston Globe. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Roger Dove (October 6, 1946). "Connecticut Turns Back Springfield: Huskies Turn In Workman-Like Job to Triumph by 25 to 0". The Hartford Courant. pp. IV-1, IV-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Friberg, Swampscott, Runs 50 Yards Twice; Gymnasts Win, 20-0". The Boston Globe. United Press. October 13, 1946. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "New Hampshire's Streak Smashed By Springfield". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. October 20, 1946. p. C3. Retrieved November 29, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  8. "A.I.C. Eleven Wilts Before Springfield Manpower, 34 to 6". The Boston Globe. October 27, 1946. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. George Puscas (November 3, 1946). "Going Places! Wayne's 12-6 Conquest of Springfield Is Latest". Detroit Free Press. p. IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.
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