Springfield, Mass. -- November 1, 2010 -- Ken Goodwin of the Springfield College football team has been named the Empire 8 Co-Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts against Hartwick College in a 39-20 SC victory and for the week ending October 30. It is the third time the senior inside linebacker from Foxboro, Mass. has been so named this season.Goodwin had an outstanding game leading the Pride to the win over Hartwick. Goodwin recorded a team high 12 tackles, helping to limit the Hawks to only 13 yards rushing. He finished with eight unassisted stops and deflected a pass. He also forced a fumble, recovered a fumble, and picked off a pass, returning that for four yards. He also had a second interception that was returned 60 yards for a touchdown, but which did not count because of a penalty.
Springfield College is now 6-2 overall, 2-2 in conference play.
Goodwin looks to keep his team on the winning track as it takes on St. John Fisher next Saturday November 6th, in Rochester, N.Y. at 12 noon.
Michael C. “Mike” DeLong ’74 enters his 31st season as a head football coach in the fall of 2012. He enters his 29th year at Springfield College alone. For the past 28 years, he has been the head coach at Springfield, his alma mater. Mike had also been the head coach at Maine Maritime in Castine, Maine in 1979 and 1980. Read more.
