The Springfield Pride football program represents
Springfield College in
college football at the
NCAA Division III
NCAA Division III (D-III) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States. D-III consists of athletic programs at colleges and universities that choose not to offer athletic scholarships to their ...
level. The Pride have competed as members of the
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) since 2017, when the conference began sponsoring football. Springfield plays its home games at the
Stagg Field
Amos Alonzo Stagg Field is the name of two successive football fields for the University of Chicago. Beyond sports, the first Stagg Field (1893–1957) is remembered for its role in a landmark scientific achievement of Enrico Fermi and the Metall ...
in
Springfield, Massachusetts. Stagg Field opened in 1971 as Benedum Field was renamed in 2007 in honor of
Amos Alonzo Stagg, who initiated Springfield's football program in 1890 and was the team's first coach.
Mike Cerasuolo has served as the team's head coach since 2016.
Mike DeLong
Michael DeLong (born June 10, 1952) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Maine Maritime Academy from 1979 to 1980 and at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts from 1984 to 2015, comp ...
was the program's head coach from 1984 to 2015, compiling a record of 189–133–2. His 189 wins are the most of any head coach in program history.
Springfield's football program was a member of the
Freedom Football Conference (FFC) from 1995 to 2003, the
Empire 8 from 2004 to 2011, and the
Liberty League from 2012 to 2016. The team has won eight conferences, five in the FFC, in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2003, and one in the Empire 8, in 2006, under Delong. The Pride have won two NEWMAC championships, in 2017 and 2021, under Cerasuolo. Springfield has appeared in the
NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs seven times, in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2017, and 2021.
Springfield adopted the "Pride" nickname in 1996.
They have previously been known as the Red and White, Gymnasts, Maroons, and Chiefs.
Playoff appearances
NCAA Division III
References
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American football teams established in 1890
1890 establishments in Massachusetts
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