Springfield College Undefeated 1965 Football Team

Item Information

Title:
Springfield College Undefeated 1965 Football Team
Description:
A team photograph of the Springfield College 1965 Football team, which went undefeated and remains the only Springfield College Football team to have an undefeated, untied season. This photograph shows the 1965 Springfield College men’s varsity football team. Left to right, the football players pictured are (first row, kneeling) John Grocki, Toby Gowin, Paul Bender, Jim McCormick, Tom Wells, Bob Sussi, Scott Taylor (co-captain), Gary Wilcox (co-captain), Hal Vasvari, Joe Robitaille, Dick Whiting, Doug Coupe, Bill Caddoo, Brian Bock, Tom Wick, manager Hank Knight, (second row) coach Dave Auxter, Dave Bessette, Chet Hawrylciw, George Wolfort, Dick Carle, Paul Muello, John Biddiscombe, Jim Pollard, Jack Sussi, Dave Bennett, Jim Nichols, Vin Cutrona, Phil Francis, Dan Crowley, Bob Adams, Bruce McKenzie, coaches Dale Vandersall, Dan Lawroy, (third row) head coach Ted Dunn, coach John Neumann, Jack La Forte, Bob Swadel, Dick Friedman, Bob Flaherty, Mike Mello, Charles Sawyer, Joe Ingram, Bob Wing, Dave Marder, George Armstrong, Dave Hughes, Ed Purdy, John Mikszewski, Howard Redak, Dave Anderson, Pete Waas, Jay Hansen, Bob Tousignant, Steve Glass, coaches Bob Cobb, Dick Fordyce, Bill Savage, (fourth row) Tony Pizzutti, Bob Aijala, Ted Alflen, Steve Kalogris, Steve Parker, Steve Stein, Don Gregory, Jim Gillis, Art Hall, Dick Owen, Mike Rohlfes, Joe Pangia, Dick Bednarz, Dick Wiedl, and Paul Tierney. Ted Dunn, G47', became was named head coach of Springfield College football team in 1957. Coach Dunn graduated from Colgate where he played under Andy Kerr who was known for teaching move than football; winning is a byproduct of learning to play together as a team and to respect one another and the opposition. Ted, as head coach, embraced and taught these virtues, continuing the old fashioned sportsmanship started with Amos Alonzo Stagg. Nine years after Ted assumed the head coaching position, he coached the 1965 unbeaten, untied team, the first in modern history. Ted retired from coaching in 1975. Springfield College’s opponents in ’65-'66 were the US. Coast Guard (30-14), Amherst College (13-0), Williams College (28-8), Colby College (42-13), Northeastern University (16-14), American International College (43-6), Rhode Island University (7-6), University of New Hampshire (43-13), and Wagner College (30-13). The game against Amherst College was televised on Channel 22 and was the first Western Mass football game every televised in the region. The team received many honors, including Ted Dunn being named UPI New England College Division Coach of the Year and several players received honors including being selected for the All Decade Team. The team came in second to the University of Maine for selection for a bid to play in the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando, FL, December 11, 1965. Similar photographs can be found under the names MS518-01-05-002 and MS518-01-05-003.
Date:
1965
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Dick Whiting Collection
Subjects:
Springfield College
Springfield College--Sports
Springfield College--Sports--Men
Springfield College--Football
Football
Athletes
Group portraits
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/14653
Terms of Use:
Text and images are owned, held, or licensed by Springfield College and are available for personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that ownership is properly cited. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of Springfield College, Babson Library, Archives and Special Collections. Any commercial use without written permission from Springfield College is strictly prohibited. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, Springfield College may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The publishing, exhibiting, or broadcasting party assumes all responsibility for clearing reproduction rights and for any infringement of United States copyright law.
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Notes:
The 1965 Springfield College Football team ended with a 9-0-0 record.
A caption on the back states: "Springfield College Varsity Football Team 1965"; Another caption on the upper left corner states: "Don Gregory";
Identifier:
MS518-01-05-001