Springfield, Mass. - October 20, 2008 - After a breakout game on the defensive side of the ball for the football team on Saturday afternoon, Brenden Moore has been selected as the Empire 8 and ECAC Division III Northwest Defensive Player of the Week. Moore, who hails from Jamesville, N.Y., was sensational for the Pride as it picked up a 43-23 win over Mount Ida this weekend.
The freshman made a career-best 17 tackles, including 1.5 for a loss, a pass deflection, and a key interception. Moore made a pick in second quarter and returned it 22 yards to set up a Marc Safer touchdown that put Springfield up for good in the game.
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.
