https://www.d3football.com en-us https://www.d3football.com/notables/2025/04/nescac-to-accept-football-bid-in-2026 The NESCAC has taken the handcuffs off of its teams' postseason hopes, but not until 2026. The conference had not previously allowed its teams to accept playoff bids in football. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2025/04/nescac-to-accept-football-bid-in-2026 https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2023/tufts-football-family Most football teams consider themselves a family, but at Tufts, that definition goes above and beyond, as four sets of brothers suit up for the Jumbos. Joe Sager talks about what keeps them coming, and coming back, in a D3football.com feature. Wed, 04 Oct 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2023/tufts-football-family https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2023/contrib/202309306zp62w SOMERVILLE, MA (September 30, 2023) -- Senior wide receiver Jaden Richardson posted his second three touchdown game of the season, while the offensive unit went for a season-high 514 yards of offense in a sound 28-10 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) win over Williams College from Ellis Oval Saturday afternoon. Sat, 30 Sep 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2023/contrib/202309306zp62w https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2019/contrib/20190915vcy1zk Sat, 14 Sep 2019 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2019/contrib/20190915vcy1zk https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/20170916rcnqms Sat, 16 Sep 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/20170916rcnqms https://www.d3football.com/notables/2017/04/nescac-adds-ninth-game The New England Small College Athletic Conference has long had 10 football teams, but played just an eight-game schedule. That will change this fall. Fri, 28 Apr 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2017/04/nescac-adds-ninth-game https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20161112c9xxgy Senior running back Chance Brady broke Tufts Football's all-time rushing record, the single-season rushing record and the single-game touchdowns record today as the Jumbos earned their best record since 1998 with a 48-35 win at Middlebury College on Saturday. Sat, 12 Nov 2016 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20161112c9xxgy https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20161029c2lnsr Senior RB Chance Brady rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns while sophomore QB Ryan McDonald added 104 yards on the ground and a score as the Tufts football team earned a 27-10 win at Amherst College on Saturday afternoon. Sat, 29 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20161029c2lnsr https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/201610222y13c2 Senior tri-captain Chance Brady broke the Tufts football program's career rushing touchdowns record while scoring four times to lead the Jumbos in a 35-16 victory against Williams College on a rain-soaked Saturday afternoon at Ellis Oval / Zimman Field. Sat, 22 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/201610222y13c2 https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20161001hobadx Sophomore quarterback Ryan McDonald ran for a 15-yard touchdown at 9:04 of the fourth quarter lifting the Tufts football team to a 12-7 win over Bates on a soggy Homecoming Day at Ellis Oval / Zimman Field Saturday. Sat, 01 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20161001hobadx https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20160925e26z9u Playing their first-ever night game at home, the Tufts University football team came from behind for a 17-14 NESCAC victory over Wesleyan as senior Chance Brady rushed for two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Sat, 24 Sep 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20160925e26z9u https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2016/10-games-to-watch Veteran Around the Northeast columnist Tom Haley showcases a new season full of marquee matchups and coaches vying to make it into the national spotlight. Here are his 10 games to keep a close eye on. Tue, 30 Aug 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2016/10-games-to-watch https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/201511142m46k6 In a wild NESCAC finale that saw big plays by both sides, the Tufts University Football team finished off its best season since 2001 with an exciting 31-28 victory over Middlebury College Saturday at Ellis Oval / Zimman Field. Sat, 14 Nov 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/201511142m46k6 https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/20151107ajw2ur Junior running back Chance Brady rushed for 212 yards and two touchdowns as the Tufts University Football team secured its first winning season since 2007 with a 28-10 victory at Colby College in NESCAC action Saturday. Sat, 07 Nov 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/20151107ajw2ur https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/2015102442kovb Junior running back Chance Brady rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns as the Tufts Football team won at Williams College for the first time since 1981 on Saturday, 30-15, in NESCAC action. Sat, 24 Oct 2015 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/2015102442kovb https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/20151017mh0wh4 Trinity College sophomore QB Sonny Puzzo threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to sophomore WR Bryan Vieira on the first play of overtime as the visiting Bantams took a 34-27 victory over Tufts in an exciting NESCAC football game on Saturday at Ellis Oval / Zimman Field. Sat, 17 Oct 2015 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/20151017mh0wh4 https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/20151010m0gofy Junior Chance Brady rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries as the Tufts Football team scored its most points since 2010 in a 43-24 victory over Bowdoin College on Homecoming Day at Ellis Oval / Zimman Field Saturday. Sat, 10 Oct 2015 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/20151010m0gofy https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/20151003wunaol Senior receiver Jack Cooleen caught seven passes for 178 yards and two touchdowns as the Tufts University Football team came from behind in the second half to earn a 17-16 win at Bates College on Saturday afternoon. Sat, 03 Oct 2015 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/20151003wunaol https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2015/tufts-climbs-for-alzheimers The Jumbos showed support for their teammate and his family's battle with Alzheimer's. Tufts players raised funds and awareness, then delivered a season-opening win on the road. Mon, 28 Sep 2015 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2015/tufts-climbs-for-alzheimers https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/20150928s6ba9p Junior kicker Willie Holmquist of the Tufts University Football team had quite the return to action on Saturday after missing last season with an injury. Holmquist won the Jumbos' game at Hamilton with an overtime field goal and today was selected as NESCAC's Special Teams Player of the Week. Mon, 28 Sep 2015 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/20150928s6ba9p https://www.d3football.com/notables/2015/09/week4-roundup The Tigers got a win on the west coast, while Stevenson continued its Year Five surge. The NESCAC got underway with Tufts surviving a Hamilton rally, while Salisbury couldn't be stopped in a win vs. Southern Virginia. More in the national wrapup. Sat, 26 Sep 2015 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2015/09/week4-roundup https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/20150927vcio4p Junior Willie Holmquist booted a 28-yard field goal in overtime to lift the Tufts Football team to a 24-21 season-opening victory at Hamilton College on Saturday afternoon. Sat, 26 Sep 2015 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/20150927vcio4p https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2014/contrib/20141101oq0ns3 Tufts University senior wide receiver Greg Lanzillo celebrated the Jumbos' Senior Day in style by catching three passes from sophomore QB Alex Snyder, all of which went for touchdowns, as the Jumbos defeated Colby 28-7 on a windy and rainy day at Ellis Oval / Zimman Field. The win moved Tufts' record to 4-3 and capped an unbeaten home schedule for the Jumbos. Sat, 01 Nov 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2014/contrib/20141101oq0ns3 https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2014/contrib/20141018emh3cc Tufts University turned a pair of Williams College turnovers into first-half touchdowns and the Jumbos defeated the Ephs 27-20 in New England Small College Athletic Conference action at Harold O. Zinman Field on Saturday. Sat, 18 Oct 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2014/contrib/20141018emh3cc https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2014/tufts-finds-winning-a-lot-more-fun After the end of a 31-game losing streak, suddenly the Jumbos have a little streak in the opposite direction. Mon, 29 Sep 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2014/tufts-finds-winning-a-lot-more-fun https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2014/contrib/20140927mugkap Senior Zack Trause returned a kickoff 82 yards for a touchdown and a punt 49 yards for a score just 2:02 apart to help the Tufts football team earn a 42-24 victory over Bates on Homecoming Day at Ellis Oval / Zimman Field Saturday. Sat, 27 Sep 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2014/contrib/20140927mugkap https://www.d3football.com/notables/2014/09/week3-roundup Tufts ended a 31-game slide, while St. Vincent knocked off Case to end a 23-game skid, while the Louisiana College-Texas Lutheran game ended in bizarre fashion. That and more in the roundup. Sat, 20 Sep 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2014/09/week3-roundup https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2014/contrib/20140920d1nqeu Senior Zack Trause caught a touchdown pass and ran for another, and the Tufts defense came up with big plays when needed, as the Jumbos opened the 2014 NESCAC football season with a 24-17 victory over Hamilton on Saturday at Ellis Oval / Zimman Field. Sat, 20 Sep 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2014/contrib/20140920d1nqeu https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/20131102tw9uqm WATERVILLE, Maine --- The Tufts University football team suffered a 37-0 loss to Colby College in New England Small College Athletic Conference football Saturday at Seaverns Field at Harold Alfond Stadium. Sat, 02 Nov 2013 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/20131102tw9uqm https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2011/contrib/20111015kpqetu The Trinity College football team rushed for 293 yards, including 207 yards on 30 carries by sophomore Evan Bunker (Topsfield, MA), as the Bantams posted a 9-0 victory at Tufts on the Jumbos’ Homecoming Day at Ellis Oval/Zimman Field Saturday afternoon. Sat, 15 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2011/contrib/20111015kpqetu