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]
Tufts Jumbos football | |
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First season | 1875 |
Athletic director | John Morris |
Head coach | Jay Civetti 13th season, 49–53 (.480) |
Stadium | Ellis Oval (capacity: 4,000) |
Field | Zimman Field |
Location | Medford, Massachusetts |
NCAA division | Division III |
Conference | New England Small College Athletic Conference |
Past conferences | Northern Intercollegiate Football Association (1885–1886)[1] Independent (1887–1970) |
Colors | Tufts blue and brown[2] |
Website | gotuftsjumbos.com |
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.
Season | Head coach | Conference | Finished | Wins | Losses | Ties |
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1875 | Luman Aldrich | Independent | — | 2 | 1 | 0 |
1876–77 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
1877 | Scott Campbell | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
1884 | Dwight Griswold | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
1885 | Fred P. Chapman | NIFA | 2nd | 2 | 3[a] | 0 |
1886 | James Gallety | 2nd | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
1887 | Frank W. Durkee | Independent | — | 4 | 6 | 0 |
1889 | Martin | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
1890 | Charles Stover | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
1891 | Wilfred Russ | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
1892 | A. G. Baillet | — | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
1893 | Haskell | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
1894 | H. W. Hamlin | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | |
1895 | Marshall Newell | — | 8 | 5 | 0 | |
1896 | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||
1897 | Joshua Damon Upton | — | 6 | 7 | 0 | |
1898 | — | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
1899 | E. A. Locke | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | |
1900 | Hopkins | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
1901 | J. C. Pearson | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
1902 | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||
1903 | Charles Whelan | — | 5 | 8 | 0 | |
1904 | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | ||
1905 | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
1906 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
1907 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
1908 | Nate Pulsifer | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
1909 | Edward N. Robinson[9] | — | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
1910 | Vin H. Sheehy | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
1911 | Clark Tobin | — | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
1912 | Charles Whelan | — | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
1913 | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | ||
1914 | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
1915 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
1916 | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
1917 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
1918 | Al Pierotti[10] | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
1919 | Charles Whelan | — | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
1920 | William Parks | — | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
1921 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
1922 | Eddie Casey | — | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
1923 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
1924 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
1925 | — | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
1926 | Arthur Sampson | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
1927 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
1928 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||
1929 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
1930 | Lewis Manly | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
1931 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
1932 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
1933 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
1934 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
1935 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
1936 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
1937 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
1938 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
1939 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
1940 | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
1941 | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
1942 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||
1943 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
1944 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
1945 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
1946 | Frederick M. Ellis | — | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
1947 | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
1948 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
1949 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | ||
1950 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
1951 | — | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
1952 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
1953 | — | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
1954 | Harry Arlanson | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
1955 | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
1956 | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
1957 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||
1958 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
1959 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||
1960 | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | ||
1961 | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
1962 | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
1963 | — | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
1964 | — | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
1965 | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
1966 | Rocco J. Carzo | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
1967 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
1968 | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
1969 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
1970 | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
1971 | NESCAC | — | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
1972 | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
1973 | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
1974 | Paul Pawlak | — | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
1975 | — | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
1976 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
1977 | — | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
1978 | Vic Gatto | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
1979 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
1980 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
1981 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||
1982 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
1983 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
1984 | — | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
1985 | Duane Ford | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
1986 | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | ||
1987 | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
1988 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
1989 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
1990 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
1991 | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
1992 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
1993 | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
1994 | Bill Samko | — | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
1995 | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
1996 | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
1997 | — | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
1998 | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | ||
1999 | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
2000 | T–7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
2001 | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
2002 | T-6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
2003 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
2004 | T–7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
2005 | T–7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
2006 | 5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
2007 | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
2008 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
2009 | T–8th | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
2010 | T–9th | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
2011 | Jay Civetti | 10th | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
2012 | 10th | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
2013 | T–9th | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
2014 | 6th | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
2015 | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
2016 | 2nd | 7 | 1 | 0 | ||
2017 | 6th | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
2018 | 3rd | 7 | 2 | 0 | ||
2019 | T–5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
2020 | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
2021 | 6th | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
2022 | T–3rd | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||
2023 | T–3rd | 6 | 3 | 0 |
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 |
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William Grinnell | End | 1932–34 | 1997 |