1947 Springfield Gymnasts football team

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.

1947 Springfield Gymnasts football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	Ossie Solem (2nd season)
Captain	Fred Booth, Fern Tetreau
Home stadium	Pratt Field
Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	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

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Northeastern	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	W 41–6	2,000	[1]
October 4	Connecticut	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	L 6–14	4,000	[4][5]
October 11	at Norwich	Northfield, VT	W 42–0	1,500	[6]
October 18	New Hampshire	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	L 17–21		[7]
October 25	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–49	15,000	[8]
November 1	Wayne	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	L 10–14		[9]
November 8	Massachusetts	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	W 14–7		[10]
November 15	at Cortland	Cortland, NY	W 22–7

References

1. 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.