1947 Springfield Gymnasts football team

1947 Springfield Gymnasts football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
CaptainFred Booth, Fern Tetreau
Home stadiumPratt Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Penn State   –   9 – 0 – 1
Muhlenberg   –   9 – 1 – 0
Buffalo   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 11 Army   –   5 – 2 – 2
Villanova   –   6 – 3 – 1
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 0
Hofstra   –   5 – 3 – 0
Tufts   –   5 – 3 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 3 – 1
Boston College   –   5 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 4 – 2
Springfield   –   4 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   3 – 6 – 0
CCNY   –   2 – 5 – 1
NYU   –   2 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   1 – 5 – 2
Temple   –   2 – 6 – 0
Bucknell   –   2 – 7 – 0
Duquesne   –   2 – 8 – 0
Fordham   –   1 – 6 – 1
Merchant Marine   –   2 – 9 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 8 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   0 – 6 – 0
Drexel   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Springfield Gymnasts football team, sometimes also referred to as the Maroons,[1] was an American football team that represented the Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts, during the 1947 college football season.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Springfield was ranked at No. 189 out of 500 college football teams.[2]

In its second season under head coach Ossie Solem, the team compiled a 4–4 record and played its home games at Pratt Field in Springfield.

Solem had previously coached for three major football programs, Drake (1921–1931), Iowa (1932–1936), and Syracuse (1937–1945).[3] During Solem's tenure as head coach, the program scheduled games against regional powers like Yale and Connecticut and intersectional games against opponents like Wayne.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Northeastern
W 41–62,000[1]
October 4Connecticut
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
L 6–144,000[4][5]
October 11at NorwichNorthfield, VTW 42–01,500[6]
October 18New Hampshire
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
L 17–21[7]
October 25at Yale
L 0–4915,000[8]
November 1Wayne
L 10–14[9]
November 8Massachusetts
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
W 14–7[10]
November 15at CortlandCortland, NYW 22–7

References

  1. ^ a b Vic Wall (September 28, 1947). "Springfield Whips Northeastern, 41-6". The Boston Globe. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ossie Solem Signs as Springfield Mentor". The Des Moines Register. March 30, 1946. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Bob Zaiman (October 5, 1947). "Dick Gaudino Paces Uconns To 14-6 Win". The Hartford Courant. pp. IV-1, IV-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Springfield Fumbles Costly; Uconns Down Maroons, 14 to 6". The Boston Globe. October 5, 1947. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Springfield's Might Lashes Norwich, 42-0". The Boston Globe. October 12, 1947. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Vic Wall (October 19, 1947). "N.H. Air Attack Overhauls Springfield, 21-17". The Boston Globe. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Yale Wallops Springfield By 49-0 Score". The Hartford Courant. October 26, 1947. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wayne Grabs Thriller in Closing Minutes of Game, 14-10: Tartars Clip Springfield". Detroit Free Press. November 2, 1947. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Springfield Wins, Edges U. of Mass. on 1st-Period Rush". The Boston Globe. November 9, 1947. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.