| Springfield Pride football | |
|---|---|
 | |
| First season | 1890; 135 years ago |
| Athletic director | Craig Poisson |
| Head coach | Mike Cerasuolo 9th season, 66–24 (.733) |
| Stadium | Stagg Field (capacity: 3,867) |
| Year built | 1971 |
| Location | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | NEWMAC |
| Bowl record | 6–0 (1.000) |
| Playoff appearances | |
| 11 | |
| Conference titles | |
| 8 | |
| Colors | Maroon and white[1] |
| Fight song | Show Me the Scotsman |
TheSpringfield Pride football program representsSpringfield College incollege football at theNCAA Division III level. The Pride have competed as members of theNew England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) since 2017, when the conference began sponsoring football. Springfield plays its home games at theStagg Field inSpringfield, Massachusetts. Stagg Field opened in 1971 as Benedum Field was renamed in 2007 in honor ofAmos 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 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 theFreedom Football Conference (FFC) from 1995 to 2003, theEmpire 8 from 2004 to 2011, and theLiberty League from 2012 to 2016. The team has won eight conference championship titles, five in the FFC, in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2003, and one in the Empire 8, in 2006, under head coach Mike Delong. The Pride have won two NEWMAC championships, in 2017 and 2021, under Cerasuolo. Springfield has appeared in theNCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs eleven times, in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Springfield adopted the "Pride" nickname in 1996.[2] The school's teams have previously been known as theRed and White,Gymnasts,Maroons, andChiefs.
The Pride have made elevenappearances in the NCAA Division III playoffs, with a combined record of 7–10.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | First Round | Buffalo State | L, 35–38 |
| 2000 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | Montclair State Brockport Widener | W, 31–29 W, 13–6 L, 27–61 |
| 2002 | First Round | Brockport | L, 0–16 |
| 2003 | Second Round | RPI | L, 34–40 |
| 2006 | First Round Second Round | Curry St. John Fisher | W, 42–14 L, 21–27 |
| 2017 | First Round | Husson | L, 21–23 |
| 2021 | First Round | Cortland | L, 21–26 |
| 2022 | First Round Second Round | Endicott Ithaca | W, 17–14 L, 20–31 |
| 2023 | First Round | Ithaca | L, 7–21 |
| 2024 | Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals | UMass Dartmouth Cortland North Central (IL) | W, 54–27 W, 40–28 L, 3–27 |
| 2025 | First Round Second Round | Cortland Johns Hopkins | W, 21–7 TBD |
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