| Enshrined: | Inducted October 15, 1994 |
The 1951 Purple Knight Football Varsity will always be remembered as one of New England's greatest small college teams. The Knights were a perfect 6-0-0 in the Fall, defeating Vermont (41-7), Norwich (14-0), American International (20-13), Springfield (12-7), Kings Point (26-0) and Arnold (32-0). They were the only undefeated and untied team in New England, and were declared New England and State Champions. The Knights were truly dominant on both sides of the football. Offensively, they outscored their opponents 145-26, and their punishing ground attack produced three backs with more than 1,000 yards rushing. Defensively, the team allowed only 314 total yards passing, ranking the Knights first in New England and second in the nation against the pass. Drawing better than 4,000 fans per game, the 1951 team produced three Little All-America, three All-New England, and six All-State selections.
The 1951 Varsity Roster
| Joe Antone | John Donovan | John Meisel | ||
| Paul Aumond | Bill Driscoll | Ted Morris | ||
| Paul Balcom | Dave Foley | John O'Connor | ||
| John Barbati | Guido Forte | Carmine Paratia | ||
| Justin Capodilupo | Cary Hamrah | Pete Plourde | ||
| John Cappuccio | John Heggarty | John Provenzano | ||
| Mike Carr | John Houlihan | Frank Simas | ||
| Ed Carrier | Bob Jarvis | Dick Stokes | ||
| Ken Casperson | Bob Kateley | John Sully | ||
| Art Coggio | Don Labossiere | Joe Tricario | ||
| Ray Cormier | Paul Landry | Ernie Woodworth | ||
| Frank Cotter | Bob Leahy | John Yurasits | ||
| Paul Crotty | George Maloney |
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| Jack Diamond | Jim McDonald |
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| Bill Donohue | Don McCaffigan |
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George 'Doc' Jacobs, Head Coach - Inducted October 15,
1994
Barry Branon, Assistant Coach - Inducted September 29,
1990
Bill Piscione, Assistant Coach
Bernard Couture, Manager
John Splaine, Manager
Jack Terenzini, Manager
