1965 Springfield Maroons football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1965
| team = Springfield Maroons
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 9–0
| head_coach = Ted Dunn
| hc_year = 8th
| captain =
| stadium = Pratt Field
}}
{{1965 NCAA College Division independents football records}}
The 1965 Springfield Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts, as an independent during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach Ted Dunn, the Maroons compiled a 9–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 242 to 87.{{cite web|title=1965 - Springfield (MA)|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=May 3, 2023|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_current.php?teamid=3081&year=1965|archive-date=September 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915225901/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_current.php?teamid=3081&year=1965|url-status=dead}} It was Springfield's first perfect season since 1893 when the team played only two games.{{cite web|title=Springfield (MA) Records by Year|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=May 3, 2023|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/year_by_year_current.php?teamid=3081|archive-date=September 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906211258/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/year_by_year_current.php?teamid=3081|url-status=dead}}
Key players included halfback Hal Vasvari, quarterback Dave Bennett, linebacker Dave Hughes, end George Wolfort, and placekicker Vince Cutrona.{{cite news|title=Ed Wing of Williams Named to AP All New England Team|newspaper=The North Adams Transcript|date=November 25, 1965|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-north-adams-transcript-ed-wing-of-wi/123968955/|via=Newspapers.com}}
The team played its home games at Pratt Field in Springfield.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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|September 11|at|{{cfb link|year=1965|team=Tufts Jumbos|title=Tufts}}|Ellis Oval|Medford, MA|W 36-0 (scrimmage)||{{cite news|title=Tufts Bows, 36-0, To Springfield|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=September 12, 1965|page=62|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-tufts-bows-36-0-to-sp/123969009/}}("game-type scrimmage" that did not count toward the teams' win-loss records)
|September 18||{{cfb link|year=1965|team=Coast Guard Bears|title=Coast Guard}}|Pratt Field|Springfield, MA|W 30-14|2,589–2,598|{{cite news|title=Gymnasts Tip Coast Guard|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=September 19, 1965|page=69|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-gymnasts-tip-coast-guar/123968394/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 25||{{cfb link|year=1965|team=Amherst Lord Jeffs|title=Amherst}}|Pratt Field|Springfield, MA|W 13-0|2,000–2,100|{{cite news|title=Springfield Tops Amherst, 13-0, On Vasvari TD's|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=September 26, 1965|page=63|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-springfield-tops-amhers/123968443/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 2||{{cfb link|year=1965|team=Williams Ephs|title=Williams}}|Pratt Field|Springfield, MA|W 28-8|2,209|{{cite news|title=Springfield Takes Third Straight Game|newspaper=The North Adams Transcript|author=Jim Lowenthal|date=October 4, 1965|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-north-adams-transcript-springfield-t/123968820/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Springfield 28-8 Victor For 3d in Row|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=October 3, 1965|page=60|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-springfield-28-8-victor/123968474/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 9|at|{{cfb link|year=1965|team=Colby Mules|title=Colby}}||Waterville, ME|W 42-13|3,000–4,500|{{cite news|title=Springfield Thrashes Colby Mules, 42-13|newspaper=Portland Sunday Telegram|date=October 10, 1965|page=B1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/portland-press-herald-springfield-thrash/123968516/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 16|at|{{cfb link|year=1965|team=Northeastern Huskies|title=Northeastern}}||Brookline, MA|W 16-14|7,400–7,450|{{cite news|title=Springfield Tips N.U. for Win No. 5|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Bob Monahan|date=October 17, 1965|page=63|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-springfield-tips-nu-f/123968568/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 23||{{cfb link|year=1965|team=American International Yellow Jackets|title=American International}}|Pratt Field|Springfield, MA|W 43-6|3,241|{{cite news|title=Springfield Rips AIC for 6th Win|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=October 24, 1965|page=58|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-springfield-rips-aic-fo/123968635/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 30|at|Rhode Island|Meade Stadium|Kingston, RI|W 7-6|4,000|{{cite news|title=Springfield Shades R.I.|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=October 31, 1965|page=58|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-springfield-shades-ri/123968665/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 6||New Hampshire
|November 13|at|{{cfb link|year=1965|team=Wagner Seahawks|title=Wagner}}||Grymes Hill, Staten Island, NY|W 20-13|4,500|{{cite news|title=Dunn: We'd Settle For A Perfect Season|newspaper=Holyoke Transcript-Telegram|date=November 3, 1965|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/transcript-telegram-dunn-wed-settle-fo/123968716/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Wagner Loses To Springfield|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=November 14, 1965|page=151|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-wagner-loses-to-springfield/123968300/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/673/stats/13167 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 3, 2023 }}
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