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1907 Springfield Training School football team

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1907 Springfield Training School football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4–2
Head coach
CaptainFred Honhart
Seasons
← 1906
1908 →
1907 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale     9 0 1
Dartmouth     8 0 1
Penn     11 1 0
Carlisle     10 1 0
Temple     4 0 2
Fordham     6 1 1
Cornell     8 2 0
Western U. of Penn.     8 2 0
Princeton     7 2 0
Washington & Jefferson     7 2 0
Lafayette     7 2 1
Lehigh     7 2 1
Swarthmore     6 2 0
Army     6 2 1
NYU     5 2 0
Vermont     4 1 2
Harvard     7 3 0
Brown     7 3 0
Penn State     6 4 0
Syracuse     5 3 1
Drexel     3 2 2
Colgate     4 4 1
Geneva     4 5 2
Amherst     3 4 1
Tufts     3 4 1
Frankin & Marshall     4 6 0
Rutgers     3 5 1
Springfield Training School     2 4 2
Bucknell     4 7 0
New Hampshire     1 5 2
Villanova     1 5 1
Holy Cross     1 7 2
Wesleyan     1 7 1
Carnegie Tech     1 8 0

The 1907 Springfield Training School football team was an American football team that represented the International Young Men's Christian Association Training School—now known as Springfield College–as an independent during the 1907 college football season. Led by James H. McCurdy, who returned for his tenth season as head coach after helming the team from 1895 to 1903, Springfield compiled a record of 2–4–2.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Williston SeminarySpringfield, MAT 0–0
October 5at AmherstL 0–5
October 9at YaleL 0–18[2][3]
October 19ConnecticutSpringfield, MAW 41–0
October 263:00 p.m.at HarvardL 5–912,000[4][5][6]
November 23:00 p.m.at Wesleyan
T 0–0[7][8]
November 9Worcester TechSpringfield, MAW 35–0
November 16MassachusettsSpringfield, MAL 0–5

References

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  1. ^ "Springfield College Football All-Time Results". Springfield College Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "Yale Eleven Defeats Springfield 18 To 0". Journal Courier. New Haven, Connecticut. October 10, 1907. p. 9. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Springfield Team Easy for Yale Men". The New York Times. October 10, 1907. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Harvard Ought To Win Easily". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 26, 1907. p. 4. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Day Of Surprises On The Gridiron". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 27, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Day Of Surprises On The Gridiron (continued)". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 27, 1907. p. 12. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Middletown". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. November 2, 1907. p. 12. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Wesleyan and Springfield Tie". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. November 4, 1907. p. 10. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.