Tufts Jumbos football
Introduction The '''Tufts Jumbos football''' program represents Tufts University in the sport of American football. The team competes in Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). The team's head coach is Jay Civetti, who has led the Jumbos since 2011.The team has played since the 1874–75 season. The Tufts football team played its first game on June 4, 1875, against Harvard, which Tufts won by a score of 1–0.This game is considered the first game of American football between two American colleges, with each team fielding 11 men, the ball being advanced by kicking or carrying it, and tackles of the ball carrier stopping play.Tufts plays its home game at Ellis Oval, located on the campus in Medford, Massachusetts. One Tufts player, William Grinnell, has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
History ===Seasons===1875 Tuffs teamTufts v Harvard at College Hill, October 1875Original ball from the Tuffs 24 v Browns 2 game, played on 2 November 1892 Season Head coach Conference Finished Wins Losses Ties 1875  Luman Aldrich  Independent  —  2  1  0 1876–77  —  1  0  1 1877  Scott Campbell  —  0  3  0 1884  Dwight Griswold  —  2   4  1 1885  Fred P. Chapman  NIFA  2nd  2  3  0 1886 James Gallety  2nd  0  8  0 1887  Frank W. Durkee  Independent  —  4  6  0 1889  Martin  —  3  1  0 1890  Charles Stover  —  2  3  0 1891  Wilfred Russ  —  7  1  0 1892  A. G. Baillet  —  8  2  0 1893  Haskell  —  4  7  0 1894  H. W. Hamlin  —  6  5  0 1895  Marshall Newell  —  8  5  0 1896  —  2  6  1 1897  Joshua Damon Upton  —  6  7  0 1898  —  1  9  0 1899  E. A. Locke  —  7  4  0 1900  Hopkins  —  3  6  1 1901  J. C. Pearson  —  6  6  1 1902  —  4  6  1 1903  Charles Whelan  —  5  8  0 1904  —  2  9  1 1905  —  5  3  0 1906  —  6  2  0 1907  —  3  4  1 1908  Nate Pulsifer  —  1  6  1 1909  Edward N. Robinson  —  2  6  0 1910  Vin H. Sheehy  —  1  7  1 1911  Clark Tobin  —  3  4  0 1912  Charles Whelan  —  5  4  0 1913  —  7  1  0 1914  —  5  3  0 1915  —  5  1  2 1916  —  5  3  0 1917  —  3  3  0 1918  Al Pierotti  —  2  3  0 1919  Charles Whelan  —  2  5  0 1920  William Parks  —  2  6  0 1921  —  1  5  2 1922  Eddie Casey  —  5  4  0 1923  —  6  2  0 1924  —  3  4  2 1925  —  1  6  0 1926  Arthur Sampson  —  4  4  0 1927  —  8  0  0 1928  —  5  2  1 1929  —  5  1  2 1930  Lewis Manly  —  5  2  0 1931  —  3  2  2 1932  —  5  1  2 1933  —  6  2  0 1934  —  8  0  0 1935  —  1  5  2 1936  —  3  3  1 1937  —  3  4  1 1938  —  1  6  1 1939  —  3  4  1 1940  —  4  4  0 1941  —  5  3  0 1942  —  2  5  1 1943  —  6  2  0 1944  —  1  4  1 1945  —  4  1  0 1946  Frederick M. Ellis  —  1  6  0 1947  —  5  3  0 1948  —  3  4  1 1949  —  5  3  1 1950  —  4  4  1 1951  —  0  7  2 1952  —  3  4  1 1953  —  4  3  0 1954  Harry Arlanson  —  6  2  0 1955  —  5  2  0 1956  —  6  1  0 1957  —  6  1  1 1958  —  6  2  0 1959  —  5  2  1 1960  —  7  1  0 1961  —  5  3  0 1962  —  5  3  0 1963  —  2  6  0 1964  —  3  5  0 1965  —  1  7  0 1966  Rocco J. Carzo  —  1  7  0 1967  —  1  6  1 1968  —  5  3  0 1969  —  6  2  0 1970  —  1  7  0 1971  NESCAC  —  3  5  0 1972  —  4  4  0 1973  —  1  7  0 1974  Paul Pawlak  —  3  5  0 1975  —  2  6  0 1976  —  6  2  0 1977  —  3  5  0 1978  Vic Gatto  —  5  3  0 1979  —  8  0  0 1980  —  6  2  0 1981  —  5  2  1 1982  —  6  2  0 1983  —  4  3  1 1984  —  0  7  1 1985  Duane Ford  —  3  4  1 1986  —  7  1  0 1987  —  4  4  0 1988  —  4  3  1 1989  —  6  2  0 1990  —  6  2  0 1991  —  5  3  0 1992  —  3  4  1 1993  —  1  7  0 1994  Bill Samko  —  2  6  0 1995  —  4  4  0 1996  —  1  7  0 1997  —  3  5  0 1998  —  7  1  0 1999  —  4  4  0 2000  T–7th  2  6  0 2001  3rd  6  2  0 2002  T-6th  3  5  0 2003  T–3rd  5  3  0 2004  T–7th  2  6  0 2005  T–7th  2  6  0 2006  5th  4  4  0 2007  4th  5  3  0 2008  T–5th  4  4  0 2009  T–8th  2  6  0 2010  T–9th  1  7  0 2011  Jay Civetti  10th  0  8  0 2012  10th  0  8  0 2013  T–9th  0  8  0 2014  6th  4  4  0 2015  3rd  6  2  0 2016  2nd  7  1  0 2017  6th  5  4  0 2018  3rd  7  2  0 2019  T–5th  4  5  0 2020 Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021  6th  4  5  0 2022  T–3rd  6  3  0 2023  T–3rd  6  3  0
Individual accomplishments ===College Football Hall of Fame inductees===In 1951, the College Football Hall of Fame opened in South Bend, Indiana. Since then, Tufts has had 1 player inducted into the Hall of Fame. Player Pos. Tenure Inducted William Grinnell  End  1932–34  1997
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