Tufts Jumbos football
First season1875
Athletic directorJohn Morris
Head coachJay Civetti
11th season, 37–47 (.440)
StadiumEllis Oval
(capacity: 4,000)
FieldZimman Field
LocationMedford, Massachusetts
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceNew England Small College Athletic Conference
Past conferencesNorthern Intercollegiate Football Association (1885–1886)[1]
Independent (1887–1970)
ColorsTufts blue and brown[2]
   
Websitegotuftsjumbos.com

The Tufts Jumbos football program represents Tufts University in the sport of American football. The team competes in Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC).[3] The team's head coach is Jay Civetti, who has led the Jumbos since 2011.[4]

The team has played since the 1874–75 season.[5][6][7] The Tufts football team played its first game on June 4, 1875 against Harvard, which Tufts won by a score of 1–0. This game is considered the first game of American football between two American colleges, with each team fielding 11 men, the ball being advanced by kicking or carrying it, and tackles of the ball carrier stopping play.[8]

Tufts plays its home game at Ellis Oval, located on the campus in Medford, Massachusetts. One Tufts player, William Grinnell, has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

History

Seasons

1875 Tuffs team
Tufts v Harvard at College Hill, October 1875
Original ball from the Tuffs 24 v Browns 2 game, played on 2 November 1892
Season Head coach Conference Finished Wins Losses Ties
1875Luman AldrichIndependent210
1876–77101
1877Scott Campbell030
1884Dwight Griswold241
1885Fred P. ChapmanNIFA2nd23[lower-alpha 1]0
1886James Gallety2nd080
1887Frank W. DurkeeIndependent460
1889Martin310
1890Charles Stover230
1891Wilfred Russ710
1892A. G. Baillet820
1893Haskell470
1894H. W. Hamlin650
1895Marshall Newell850
1896261
1897Joshua Damon Upton670
1898190
1899E. A. Locke740
1900Hopkins361
1901J. C. Pearson661
1902461
1903Charles Whelan580
1904291
1905530
1906620
1907341
1908Nate Pulsifer161
1909Edward N. Robinson[9]260
1910Vin H. Sheehy171
1911Clark Tobin340
1912Charles Whelan540
1913710
1914530
1915512
1916530
1917330
1918Al Pierotti[10]230
1919Charles Whelan250
1920William Parks260
1921152
1922Eddie Casey540
1923620
1924342
1925160
1926Arthur Sampson440
1927800
1928521
1929512
1930Lewis Manly520
1931322
1932512
1933620
1934800
1935152
1936331
1937341
1938161
1939341
1940440
1941530
1942251
1943620
1944141
1945410
1946Frederick M. Ellis160
1947530
1948341
1949531
1950441
1951072
1952341
1953430
1954Harry Arlanson620
1955520
1956610
1957611
1958620
1959521
1960710
1961530
1962530
1963260
1964350
1965170
1966Rocco J. Carzo170
1967161
1968530
1969620
1970170
1971NESCAC350
1972440
1973170
1974Paul Pawlak350
1975260
1976620
1977350
1978Vic Gatto530
1979800
1980620
1981521
1982620
1983431
1984071
1985Duane Ford341
1986710
1987440
1988431
1989620
1990620
1991530
1992341
1993170
1994Bill Samko260
1995440
1996170
1997350
1998710
1999440
2000T–7th260
20013rd620
2002T-6th350
2003T–3rd530
2004T–7th260
2005T–7th260
20065th440
20074th530
2008T–5th440
2009T–8th260
2010T–9th170
2011Jay Civetti10th080
201210th080
2013T–9th080
20146th440
20153rd620
20162nd710
20176th540
20183rd720
2019T–5th450
2020Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
20216th450
2022T–3rd630
2023T–3rd630

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Individual accomplishments

College Football Hall of Fame inductees

In 1951, the College Football Hall of Fame opened in South Bend, Indiana. Since then, Tufts has had 1 player inducted into the Hall of Fame.[12]

Player Pos. Tenure Inducted
William GrinnellEnd1932–341997

Notes

  1. Alternative sources indicate a 2–4 record for the 1885 season.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tufts Digital Library". dl.tufts.edu.
  2. Tufts University Visual Identity Standards Quick Guide (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  3. "NCAA Directory - Directory - Member Listing". web3.ncaa.org. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  4. "Jay Civetti". Tufts. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  5. "Tufts Journal: Features: Gridiron history".
  6. "The Tufts Daily". 21 October 2004.
  7. "Tufts".
  8. Dupont, Kevin Paul (September 23, 2004). "Gridiron gridlock: Citing research, Tufts claims football history is on its side". The Boston Globe.
  9. "Going Back to Brown: Edward N. Robinson Again Appointed Football Coach There - With Tufts Last Year". The Boston Daily Globe. February 12, 1910.
  10. "Pierotti "Wises" Up Tufts on Harvard Formation". The Boston Daily Globe. November 7, 1918.
  11. "Tufts University Jumbos Football Program Records". Tufts University. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  12. "Hall of Fame: Select group by school". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
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