Amos Alonzo Stagg Field
field was resurfaced with
FieldTurf during the summer
of 2007.
Football Headlines
Football Returns to #1 Ranking in New England Division III Coaches Poll
Springfield, Mass. -- November 3, 2009 -- The Springfield College football team, now 7-1 overall and 3-1 in the Empire 8 following its big 47-26 win over Ithaca last Saturday, has returned to the No. 1 ranking in the New England Division III weekly coaches poll. It is the first time the Pride has been ranked No. 1 in that poll in six weeks. SC is also appearing in regional and national polls for the first time all season. Read MoreMyhren Named to D3Football.com's Team of the Week
November 3, 2009 - Junior halfback Joe Myhren was honored for his tremendous performance in the football team's win over Ithaca on Saturday as he was selected to D3football.com's Team of the Week presented by Scoutware. Read More.Burrell and Myhren Take Home Empire 8 Weekly Honors
Springfield, Mass. - November 1, 2009 - After leading the football team to an impressive 47-26 win over Ithaca on Saturday afternoon, the duo of Jarred Burrell and Joe Myhren were honored by the Empire 8. Myhren was named the Co-Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season, while Burrell was selected as the Special Teams Player of the Week for the fourth occasion this year. Read More.More Headlines
- Huge Second Half Powers Football Past Ithaca, 47-26
- Football Ranked No. 2 in New England Division III for Fifth Straight Week
- Goodwin Selected as ECAC and Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Week
- Big Second Half Leads Football Past Hartwick, 35-7
- Football Remains Ranked No. 2 in New England Division III
About The Team
With more than 500 career victories (509 to be exact) safely tucked under its belt, Springfield College will open its 2009 season on Saturday, September 5th, with a home game versus Fitchburg State College of Fitchburg, Mass. at 7 p.m. in Amos Alonzo Stagg Field. That will be the first of four home dates as SC plays a nine-game slate in 2009. The other home games will include Husson on Oct. 10, and will conclude with two straight home games versus Ithaca on Oct. 31 and versus St. John Fisher on Nov. 7.
There are two main differences between the 2008 and 2009 seasons besides swapping home and away sites. First, SC has added King's (Pa.) to the schedule, and will play that squad on the road on Sept. 12. Secondly, the Norwich contest which normally concluded the regular-season has gone by the wayside. (Norwich has departed the Empire 8 conference). That game has not been replaced.
The Oct. 10 game versus Husson will be a Family & Friends Day.
The Nov. 7 contest versus St. John Fisher will be Homecoming Day.
Head Coach Mike DeLong (’74) three seasons ago won four Coach of the Year awards for leading his team to a 10-2 overall record, an Empire 8 co-title, and an NCAA post-season tournament berth. He will start the ’09 season as the winningest active Division III coach in New England with 154 victories in 27 years as a head coach. Twenty-five of those years have come right here at Springfield where he has recorded 142 victories, including a sparkling 48-25 mark the past six years. In five of the past 11 years (‘98, ’00, ’02, ’03, '06), Springfield teams have gone on to compete in the NCAA Division III Tournament. In ’95 and ’04, Springfield teams also won ECAC post-season tournament contests.
In 2006, Springfield's Chris Sharpe was recognized on the national level as he was awarded the Melberger Award, emblematic of the National Player of the Year in Division III. The QB established 12 school records and six NCAA Division III national marks on '06. Sharpe also received a bevy of further awards, including the Gold Helmet Award for the season from the New England Football Writers Association, the Joseph P. Zabilski Award from the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston, the ECAC Division III Northwest Offensive Co-Player of the Year, and the Empire 8 Offensive Player of the Year.
Team Links
- 2009 Schedule
- 2009 Roster
- 2009 Statistics
- 2009 JV Schedule
- 2009 Recruiting Guide
- Photo Gallery
- Alumni Questionnaire
- Empire 8 Football
- D3football.com
- Team Archive
Head Coach Mike DeLong
Michael C. “Mike” DeLong ’74 enters his 28th season as a head football coach in the fall of 2009. He enters his 26th year at Springfield College alone. For the past 25 years (1984 through 2008, inclusive), he has been the head coach at Springfield, his alma mater. Mike had also been the head coach at Maine Maritime in Castine, Maine in 1979 and 1980. Read more.