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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). Tufts plays its home game at Ellis Oval, located on the campus in Medford, Massachusetts. The team's head coach is Jay Civetti, who has led the Jumbos since 2011.
The Tufts Jumbos are the varsity intercollegiate athletic programs of Tufts University, in Medford, Massachusetts. The Jumbos compete at NCAA Division III level as member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). Like all Division III schools, Tufts does not offer athletic scholarships. Coed and women's sailing are the only Division I sports at the school.
Frederick Melvin "Fish" Ellis was an American sportsman who played football, basketball, baseball, and track at Tufts University. He was also an athletics coach, administrator, and university professor at Tufts. Ellis is the namesake of Tufts' home football field, the Ellis Oval. He is regarded by many as one of the greatest athletes in Tufts history.
John Papas is a former American football coach. He was the head football coach at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, a private school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, from 2003 to 2013. He also was an assistant coach at Harvard University, Bentley University, and Tufts University. He was the first head football coach at Mount Ida College, serving for one season in 1999. He is the founder of the Elite Football Clinics, LLC.
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Jay P. Civetti Jr. is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Tufts University, a position he has held since 2011. During his time at Tufts, Civetti helped end the school's 31-game losing streak, and he later led the team to three consecutive winning seasons.
The 1877 Tufts Jumbos football team represented Tufts College—now known as Tufts University in the 1877 college football season. The team compiled a record of 0–3.
The 1979 Tufts Jumbos football team was an American football team that represented Tufts University in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division III football season. In their second season under head coach Vic Gatto, the Jumbos compiled a perfect 8–0 record. It was the first Tufts team to record a perfect season since 1934. The team played its home games at Ellis Oval in Somerville, Massachusetts. Key players included quarterback Chris Connors.
The 1934 Tufts Jumbos football team represented Tufts University in the 1934 college football season. Led by Lewis Manly in his fifth year as head coach, Tufts finished the season with a perfect record of 8–0.
The 1929 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the New England Conference during the 1929 college football season. In its 14th season under head coach William "Butch" Cowell, the team compiled a 7–2 record, and outscored their opponents, 162–78. The team played its home games in Durham, New Hampshire, at Memorial Field.
The 1887 Tufts Jumbos football team represented Tufts University in the 1887 college football season. The Jumbos finished the season with a record of 4–6.
The 1895 Tufts Jumbos football team was an American football team that represented Tufts College—now known as Tufts University—as an independent during the 1895 college football season. The team compiled an 8–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 132 to 101. Marshall Newell, a four-time consensus All-American at Harvard, was the team's head coach.
The 1913 Tufts Jumbos football team was an American football team that represented Tufts University as an independent during the 1913 college football season. The team compiled a 7–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 174 to 22. Charles Whelan was the team's head coach.
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The 1961 Tufts Jumbos football team was an American football team that represented Tufts University as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Harry Arlanson, the Jumbos compiled a 5–3 record.
The 2024 Tufts Jumbos football team represented Tufts University as a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) during the 2024 college football season. The team was led by head coach Jay Civetti in his 14th year at the helm and played its home games at Ellis Oval in Medford, Massachusetts. The Jumbos finished the season with an overall record of 7–2 and a conference record of 7–2.
The 2023 Tufts Jumbos football team represented Tufts University as a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) during the 2023 college football season. The team was led by head coach Jay Civetti in his 13th year at the helm and played its home games at Ellis Oval in Medford, Massachusetts. The Jumbos finished the season with an overall record of 6–3 and a conference record of 6–3.
The 2018 Tufts Jumbos football team represented Tufts University as a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) during the 2018 college football season. The team was led by head coach Jay Civetti in his 8th year at the helm and played its home games at Ellis Oval in Medford, Massachusetts. The Jumbos finished the season with an overall record of 7–2 and a conference record of 7–2.
The 2016 Tufts Jumbos football team represented Tufts University as a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) during the 2016 college football season. The team was led by head coach Jay Civetti in his sixth year at the helm and played its home games at Ellis Oval in Medford, Massachusetts. The Jumbos finished the season with an overall record of 7–1 and a conference record of 7–1, marking their best finish since 1998. The team was particularly successful at home, finishing 4–0 at Ellis Oval.
The 2015 Tufts Jumbos football team represented Tufts University as a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) during the 2015 college football season. The team was led by head coach Jay Civetti in his fifth year at the helm and played its home games at Ellis Oval in Medford, Massachusetts. The Jumbos finished the season with an overall record of 6–2 and a conference record of 6–2, marking their first 6–2 season since 2001. The team excelled on the road, going undefeated in away games.
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- ↑ "2022 Tufts University Jumbos Football Schedule". Go Tufts Jumbos. Tufts University. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
