Springfield College

Springfield College

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Twitter feeds: @BirthplaceBBall, @SC_Pride
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Location: Springfield, MA

Series

UMass trails 15-26 (.366)
Last meeting: 12/14/1987, UMass 88 – Springfield 72
First meeting: 2/16/1917, Springfield 43 – UMass 28

Notes

Formerly known as International YMCA College, the school became Springfield College in 1954.¹⁾
Considered the birthplace of basketball, the game was first taught in the winter of 1891-92 by grad student James Naismith inside a gymnasium on campus.²⁾
Springfield competes in the NCAA's Division III.
Only regular-season games are reflected in the totals above, and the game history below. UMass played Springfield College in an exhibition game on 11/3/2017, winning 82-60.
In Athletics, Springfield uses Pride for their nickname. They were known as the Chiefs prior to 1997.³⁾ Before that, they may have used Maroons as the nickname, but details and exact timing are unclear.⁴⁾

Game History

					Opponent
Date	Game Results	Site	UM Coach	Game Notes	Conference	Head Coach	Nickname
2/16/1917	L 43-28	Away	Harold Gore		none	?	?
1/10/1919	L 33-13	Away	Sumner Dole		none	?	?
2/8/1919	W 16-11	Home (DH)	Harold Gore		none	?	?
3/8/1920	L 29-23	Home (DH)	Emory Grayson		none	?	?
2/11/1925	W 34-31	Away	Harold Gore		none	?	?
2/17/1926	L 23-21	Home (DH)	Harold Gore		none	?	?
1/28/1928	L 25-10	Home (DH)	Harold Gore		none	?	?
1/28/1931	L 17-12	Home (DH)	Fritz Ellert		none	?	?
2/10/1932	W 30-25	Home (DH)	Fritz Ellert		none	?	?
1/31/1933	L 34-30 (OT)	Away	Sumner Dole		none	?	?
2/9/1935	W 33-31	Home (CHC)	Mel Taube		none	?	?
2/8/1936	L 43-35	Home (CHC)	Mel Taube		none	?	?
2/13/1937	L 40-35	Away	Wilho Frigard		none	?	?
1/8/1938	L 38-37	Home (CHC)	Wilho Frigard		none	?	?
1/7/1939	L 51-31	Away	Wilho Frigard		none	?	?
1/6/1940	L 43-26	Home (CHC)	Wilho Frigard		none	?	?
1/8/1941	L 44-37	Away	Louis Bush		none	?	?
1/7/1942	L 51-40	Home (CHC)	W. G. Hargesheimer		none	?	?
1/7/1943	W 53-51	Away	W. G. Hargesheimer		none	?	?
1/14/1947	L 61-55	Home (CHC)	W. G. Hargesheimer		none	?	?
1/13/1948	L 57-32	Away	Lorin Ball		none	?	?
2/12/1949	L 49-44 (OT)	Home (CHC)	Lorin Ball		none	?	?
2/11/1950	L 48-38	Away	Lorin Ball		none	?	?
2/10/1951	L 67-53	Home (CHC)	Lorin Ball		none	?	?
2/9/1952	L 63-60 (OT)	Away	Lorin Ball		none	?	?
2/14/1953	L 77-66	Home (CHC)	Robert T. Curran		none	?	?
1/12/1954	W 56-49	Away	Robert T. Curran		none	?	?
1/11/1955	L 82-73	Home (CHC)	Robert T. Curran		none	?	?
1/10/1956	W 58-53	Home (CHC)	Robert T. Curran		none	?	?
1/21/1956	W 67-57	Away	Robert T. Curran		none	?	?
1/19/1957	L 74-62	Away	Robert T. Curran		none	?	?
1/25/1958	L 82-69	Away	Robert T. Curran		none	?	?
1/28/1959	W 75-69	Home (CHC)	Robert T. Curran		none	?	?
1/30/1960	L 69-63	Away	Matt Zunic		none	?	?
1/31/1961	W 82-67	Home (CHC)	Matt Zunic		none	?	?
2/19/1970	W 82-76	Home (CHC)	Jack Leaman		none	?	Chiefs
2/16/1971	L 63-62	Away	Jack Leaman	Pretty big upset as SC not only wins, but overcomes an 11-point deficit with 8:19 left to play, including a clutch game winner with two seconds left. UM just 2-9 from the line hurts. Julius Erving 18 pts, 23 rebs.	none	?	Chiefs
1/31/1972	W 82-63	Home (CHC)	Jack Leaman		none	?	Chiefs
1/18/1973	W 87-46	Away	Jack Leaman		none	?	Chiefs
2/14/1974	W 78-52	Home (CHC)	Jack Leaman		none	?	Chiefs
12/14/1987	W 88-72	Home (CHC)	Ron Gerlufsen		none	?	Chiefs

Springfield

¹⁾

https://springfield.edu/archives/using-the-archives/timeline-of-springfield-college-history

²⁾

http://www.spfldcol.edu/home.nsf/The-Birthplace-of-Basketball

³⁾

https://scstudentmedia.com/springfield-colleges-pride-mascot-subject-to-change/

⁴⁾

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_College#Athletics

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