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Tufts Jumbos

Nickname for Tufts University athletics

Tufts Jumbos
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Nickname for Tufts University athletics

FieldValue
nameTufts Jumbos
logoTufts Jumbos logo.svg
logo_width150
universityTufts University
conferenceNESCAC (primary)
NEISA
College Squash Association
associationNCAA
divisionDivision III
locationMedford, Massachusetts
sailingvenueBacow Sailing Pavilion
teams29
directorRyan Pisarri
mascotJumbo
stadiumEllis Oval
pageurlhttps://gotuftsjumbos.com/
baseballfieldSol Gittleman Park
basketballarenaCousens Gymnasium
natatoriumHamilton Pool
softballstadiumSpicer Field
tenniscourtVouté Courts
lacrossefieldBello Field
soccerfieldBello Field
trackvenueDussault Track & Field Complex
rowingvenueWilliam A. Shoemaker Boathouse
arena2Gantcher Center, Jackson Gym, Kraft Field, Tufts Squash Center
fightsong"Tuftonia's Day"
altlogo[[File:Tufts university athletics logo.png200px]]

NEISA College Squash Association

The Tufts Jumbos are the varsity intercollegiate athletic programs of Tufts University, in Medford, Massachusetts. The Jumbos compete at the NCAA Division III level as a 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.

Tufts won the NACDA Directors' Cup in 2021–22 with the most successful athletic programs in NCAA Division III that year.

The University mascot is named for Jumbo the elephant. P.T. Barnum donated this famous circus animal's stuffed hide to Tufts University, where it was displayed at the P.T. Barnum Hall for many years. The hide was destroyed in a fire in April 1975. The salvaged ashes of Jumbo were placed in a peanut butter jar, which continues to serve as a good luck charm for Tufts athletics teams.

Sports sponsored

Tufts Jumbosborder=1color=#ffffff}}"Men's sportsTufts Jumbosborder=1color=#ffffff}}"Women's sports
BaseballBasketball
BasketballCross country
Cross countryFencing
FootballField hockey
GolfGolf
Ice hockeyLacrosse
LacrosseRowing
RowingSailing
SailingSoccer
SoccerSoftball
SquashSquash
Swimming and divingSwimming and diving
TennisTennis
Track and fieldTrack and field
Volleyball
Tufts Jumbos}}"† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

Football

Main article: Tufts Jumbos football

The Tufts football program is the oldest in the country. Its first game was played on June 4, 1875 against Harvard which was won by Tufts 1-0. The 1,000th game in team history was played during the 2006 season. Historians point to this Tufts versus Harvard game as the first game of college football using American football rules. The team plays at the Ellis Oval, located on the southwest corner of the campus.

Sailing

Main article: Tufts Jumbos sailing

The Jumbos particularly stand out in sailing. The team competes in the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association, and has won the Leonard M. Fowle Trophy eight times. The Jumbos also won the 2001 Dinghy National Championship, and won more championships in the 1990s than any other team. Several world and Olympic champions have been a part of the Tufts Sailing Team; among them is Tomas Hornos (class of 2010), who was world champion in 2007, and Kaitlin Storck, who was awarded the ICSA Women's College Sailor of the Year trophy in 2008. Others include Roger Altreuter in 1975, R. Stuart Johnstone in 1980, Paul Dickey in 1981, and Senet Bischoff in 1996, who all won the ICSA College Sailor of the Year trophy.

Other sports

Men's Squash maintains a top 20 Division I national ranking. Tufts University won its first NCAA-sanctioned national team championship when the men's lacrosse team defeated Salisbury in the 2010 Division III men's lacrosse final. Since then, Tufts has captured NCAA Division III National Championships in women's field hockey (2012, 2025), women's softball (three consecutive from 2013 to 2015), men's lacrosse again (2014, 2015, 2024, 2025), and men's soccer (2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2025). Tufts teams also reached the 2008 championship game in women's field hockey and the 2011 championship game in men's lacrosse.

Facilities

Tufts tennis courts
Tufts Jumbosborder=1color=white}}VenueTufts Jumbosborder=1color=white}}Sport(s)Tufts Jumbosborder=1color=white}}Open.Tufts Jumbosborder=1color=white}}Capac.Tufts Jumbosborder=1color=white}}Ref.
Ellis OvalFootball
Track and field18944,400
Bello FieldSoccer
Lacrosse2004n/a
Sol Gittleman ParkBaseball2023n/a
Cousens GymnasiumBasketball19321,600
Ounjian FieldField hockey2016n/a
Spicer FieldSoftball1959n/a
Malden Valley ForumIce hockey2001n/a
Tufts Squash CenterSquash1999n/a

National championships

All the championships won in NCAA D-III.

Tufts Jumbosborder=1color=#ffffff}}"SportTufts Jumbosborder=1color=#ffffff}}"Title #Tufts Jumbosborder=1color=#ffffff}}"YearTufts Jumbosborder=1color=#ffffff}}"Rival / runner-upTufts Jumbosborder=1color=#ffffff}}"Score
Lacrosse (men's)12010Salisbury9–6
22014Salisbury12–9
32015Lynchburg19–11
42024RIT18–14
52025Dickinson25–8
Soccer (men's)12014Wheaton (IL)4–2
22016Calvin1–0
32018Calvin2–1
42019Amherst College2–0
52025Trinity (TX)2–1
Softball12013SUNY Cortland6–0, 6–5
22014Salisbury1–2, 6–0, 6–0
32015UT Tyler2–0, 7–4
Field Hockey12012Montclair State2–1
22025Johns Hopkins2–1
Rowing (women's)12024–
22025–

References

References

  1. (June 16, 2022). "Tufts, Grand Valley and Texas Secure LEARFIELD Directors' Cups".
  2. "Tufts Journal: Tufts at 150: Elephant tales".
  3. (October 9, 2006). "Jumbo Football to Play 1,000th Game at Trinity on Saturday". [[Tufts University]] Athletics.
  4. (September 23, 2004). "Gridiron gridlock". The Boston Globe.
  5. Smith, R.A. "Sports and Freedom: The Rise of Big-Time College Athletics", New York: Oxford University Press, 1988
  6. "Athletics Department – Tufts University". Ase.tufts.edu.
  7. Mike Preston, [http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bs-sp-salisbury-0531-20100530,0,4099842.story Tufts tops Salisbury, 9–6, for Division III title; Sea Gulls fall behind early, can't catch up to Jumbos], ''The Baltimore Sun'', May 30, 2010. {{dead link. (November 2025)
  8. "DIII Field Hockey". NCAA.com.
  9. "DIII Softball". NCAA.com.
  10. "DIII Men's Lacrosse". NCAA.com.
  11. "DIII Men's Soccer". NCAA.com.
  12. [https://gotuftsjumbos.com/facilities/ellis-oval-zimman-field-dussault-track/5 Ellis Oval/Zimman Field]
  13. [https://gotuftsjumbos.com/sports/2022/5/6/facilities-Bello-Field.aspx Bello Field]
  14. [https://gotuftsjumbos.com/facilities/sol-gittleman-park/22 Sol Gittleman Park]
  15. [https://gotuftsjumbos.com/facilities/cousens-gymnasium-tye-court/4 Cousens Gymnasium]
  16. [https://gotuftsjumbos.com/facilities/ounjian-field/11 Ounjian Field]
  17. [https://gotuftsjumbos.com/facilities/spicer-field/13 Spicer Field]
  18. [https://gotuftsjumbos.com/facilities/malden-valley-forum/16 Malden Valley Forum]
  19. [https://gotuftsjumbos.com/facilities/tufts-squash-center/15 Tufts Squash Center]
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