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1921 Springfield Red and White football team

The 1921 Springfield Red and White football team was an American football team that represented Springfield College as an independent during the 1921 college football season. Led by Elmer Berry in his fifth and final season as head coach, Springfield compiled a record of 4–5–2.[1] Len Watters was the team's captain. Springfield played their home games at Pratt Field in Springfield, Massachusetts.[2]

1921 Springfield Red and White football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5–2
Head coach
CaptainLen Watters
Home stadiumPratt Field
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington & Jefferson   –   10 – 0 – 1
Lafayette   –   9 – 0 – 0
Cornell   –   8 – 0 – 0
Penn State   –   8 – 0 – 2
Yale   –   8 – 1 – 0
New Hampshire   –   8 – 1 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   6 – 1 – 2
Villanova   –   6 – 1 – 2
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 2 – 0
Harvard   –   7 – 2 – 1
Boston University   –   6 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth   –   6 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   5 – 3 – 1
Bucknell   –   5 – 3 – 1
Geneva   –   5 – 3 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 3 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 3 – 0
Army   –   6 – 4 – 0
Princeton   –   4 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   4 – 3 – 1
Fordham   –   4 – 3 – 2
Penn   –   4 – 3 – 2
Colgate   –   4 – 4 – 2
Lehigh   –   4 – 4 – 0
Springfield   –   4 – 5 – 2
Vermont   –   3 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 3 – 3
Buffalo   –   2 – 3 – 2
Drexel   –   2 – 3 – 1
Rutgers   –   4 – 6 – 0
Rhode Island State   –   3 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   2 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 5 – 2
Duquesne   –   0 – 4 – 1

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24AmherstSpringfield, MAW 26–0[3]
October 1at Army
L 6–28[4]
October 8Colby
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
W 13–6[5]
October 12Holy Cross
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
L 0–128,000[6][7]
October 15at StevensHoboken, NJW 34–18
October 22at Brown
T 0–0[8][9]
October 29NiagaraSpringfield, MAW 40–0[10]
November 52:30 p.m.at Detroit
L 0–2112,000[11][12]
November 12at Cornell
L 0–14[13][14]
November 19Fordham
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
L 0–145,000[15]
November 24New Hampshire
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
T 0–0[16]

References edit

  1. ^ "Springfield College Football All-Time Results". Springfield College Athletics. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Herron, C. V., ed. (1922). "The Massasoit 1922". The Massasoit. Springfield, Massachusetts: Springfield College: 71–77. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Springfield's Forwards The Undoing Of Amherst". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. September 25, 1921. p. 18. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Army Eleven Is Surprised By New Hampshire". New York Herald. New York, New York. October 2, 1921. p. 51. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Springfield College Defeats Colby, 14-6". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 9, 1921. p. 16. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Holy Cross Wins By 12-0". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 13, 1921. p. 17. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Holy Cross Wins From Springfield". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 13, 1921. p. 18. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Springfield Holds Brown To 0-0 Tie". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 23, 1921. p. 14. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Springfield Draws With Brunonians". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 23, 1921. p. 33. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Niagara Outclassed By Springfield College". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 30, 1921. p. 21. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Football Saturday Navin Field". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. November 5, 1921. p. 16. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ "Detroit Evens Up With Springfield". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 6, 1921. p. 22. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ "Springfield No Match For Big Cornell Outfit". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. November 13, 1921. p. 46. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  14. ^ "Cornell, in Sea of Mud, defeats Springfield By Margin of 14-0". The Ithaca Journal-News. November 14, 1921. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Fordham, On Long Runs, Defeats Springfield". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 20, 1921. p. 18. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  16. ^ "New Hampshire Held 0-To-0 Buy Springfield". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 24, 1921. p. 19. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
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