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
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	Ossie Solem (1st season)
Home stadium	Pratt Field
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

1946 Eastern non-major college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Northeastern	Huntington Field Boston, MA	L 0–6		^[4]
October 5	at Connecticut	Gardner Dow Athletic Field Storrs, CT	L 0–25	3,500	^[5]
October 12	Norwich	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	W 20–0	1,000	^[6]
October 19	at New Hampshire	Lewis Field Durham, NH	W 14–6	7,000	^[7]
October 26	American International	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	W 34–6	5,000	^[8]
November 2	at Wayne	Kenworth Stadium Detroit, MI	L 6–12	1,794	^[9]
November 9	St. Lawrence	Springfield, MA	W 24–0
November 16	Cortland	Springfield, MA	L 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. . 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.