Tufts Jumbos

Tufts Jumbos
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UniversityTufts University
ConferenceNESCAC (primary)
NEISA
US College Squash Ass.
NCAADivision III
Athletic directorJohn Morris
LocationMedford, Massachusetts
Varsity teams29
Football stadiumEllis Oval
Basketball arenaCousens Gymnasium
Baseball stadiumHuskins Field
Softball stadiumSpicer Field
Soccer fieldBello Field
Aquatics centerHamilton Pool
Lacrosse fieldBello Field
Rowing venueWilliam A. Shoemaker Boathouse
Sailing venueBacow Sailing Pavilion
Tennis venueVouté Courts
Outdoor track and field venueDussault Track & Field Complex
Other venuesGantcher Center, Jackson Gym, Kraft Field, Tufts Squash Center
MascotJumbo
Fight song"Tuftonia's Day"
ColorsTufts blue and brown[1]
   
Websitegotuftsjumbos.com

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.

Tufts won the NACDA Directors' Cup in 2021-22 as the most successful team in NCAA Division III that year.[2]

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.[3]

  1. ^ Tufts University Visual Identity Standards Quick Guide (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "Tufts, Grand Valley and Texas Secure LEARFIELD Directors' Cups". National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "Tufts Journal: Tufts at 150: Elephant tales". Tufts Journal. Retrieved May 20, 2024.