1946 Springfield Gymnasts football team

The 1946 Springfield Gymnasts football team, sometimes also referred to as the Maroons, was an American football team that represented Springfield College as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Ossie Solem, the Gymnasts compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 110 to 69.

1946 Springfield Gymnasts football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
  • Ossie Solem (1st season)
Home stadiumPratt Field
1946 Eastern non-major college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Thiel    7 0 0
Muhlenberg    9 1 0
Geneva    7 1 0
Dickinson    6 1 0
Alfred    5 1 0
Buffalo    7 2 0
Washington & Jefferson    6 2 0
Boston University    5 2 1
St. Lawrence    5 2 0
American International    4 2 1
Trinity (CT)    4 2 0
Swarthmore    5 3 0
Cortland State    4 3 0
Hofstra    4 3 0
Springfield    4 4 0
New York A&T    3 3 0
Northeastern    3 3 0
Scranton    4 5 1
Gettysburg    4 5 0
Drexel    3 4 0
Franklin & Marshall    3 4 0
Coast Guard    3 5 0
Tufts    1 6 0
CCNY    1 7 0
Carnegie Tech    0 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team played its home games at Pratt Field in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was the program's first season since 1942, having gone on hiatus during World War II.

Solem had previously coached for three major football programs, Drake (1921–1931), Iowa (1932–1936), and Syracuse (1937–1945).

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