1926 Springfield Red and White football team

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]

1926 Springfield Red and White football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2
Head coach	John L. Rothacher (3rd season)
Captain	J. Kenneth Hafner
Home stadium	Pratt Field
Seasons ← 1925 1927 →

1926 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 2		Manhattan	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	L 0–3	^[2]
October 9		at RPI	Troy, NY	W 0–0
October 16		Delaware	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	L 0–3	^[3]
October 23		New Hampshire	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	W 24–14	^[4]
October 30	2:30 p.m.	at Boston University	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 10–3	^[5]
November 6		Massachusetts	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	W 9–0	^[6]
November 13		Norwich	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	W 9–7
November 25		Vermont	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	W 2–0	^[7]
All times are in Eastern time

References

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  .
3. "Delaware Wins On Field Goal". The Evening Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. October 18, 1926. p. 16. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
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  .
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  .
7. "Lone safety gives Springfield victory". The Boston Globe. November 26, 1926. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.