This is a Re-Cap of the 1996 SeasonConsidered by most to be the finest season in the history of MansfieldPlaying an eleven game schedule, Mansfield went undefeated for the regular season, finishing with a number one ranking in Massachusetts by the Boston Globe and Herald, and “WB” TV Channel 56. They were ranked number two in New England by New England Sports TV network “NESN”. This is a high light of what the teams had accomplished since coach Redding had started his career at Mansfield Mansfield High School Football 1989-1996Overall record - 66-20 (77%) outscoring opponents 2267-1148Four undefeated and untied Hockomock League Championship seasons (1989-1992-1994-1996) Division lll Super Bowl runner-up (Foxboro Stadium) 1989
Mansfield Vs. Opponents (1989-1996)
1996 Single Season RecordsTotal team offense-4488 yards (avg. of 374 per game)Matt McLaughlin-1802 yards passing Matt McLaughlin-24 T.D. passes Ryan Murphy-11 T.D. receptions Friday Sept 13 Bridgewater-Raynham[Home] 4:30 PMPlayer of the game award
Sept 13th Bridgewater-Raynham 6-Mansfield 14(NL) Sept 21st Bridgewater-Raynham 21- Falmouth 7 Sept 28th Bridgewater-Raynham 28-Quincy 0 Oct 5th Bridgewater-Raynham 35-BC High 20 Oct 12th Bridgewater-Raynham 28- Bishop Feehan 14(NL) Oct 19th Bridgewater-Raynham 35- Plymouth South 6 Oct 26th Bridgewater-Raynham 13-Barnstable 6 Nov 1st Bridgewater-Raynham 7- Weymouth 2 Nov 10th Bridgewater-Raynham 35-North Quincy 8 Bridgewater-Raynham qualifies for a Super Bowl birth Nov 16th Bridgewater-Raynham46-Silver Lake 29 Nov 28th Bridgewater-Raynham 42-Taunton 16 Dec 9th Bridgewater-Raynham 20-Brockton 32(MIAA Div 1A Super Bowl) Scoring Game was played using 10 minute quarters 2nd quarter B/R-Tim Pauline 9yd run (pass failed), 8:24 3rd quarter Man-Joe Todd 4yd run (blocked kick), 9:10 4th quarter Man-Ned Kristenson 36yd run (Matt McLaughlin rush), 8:26
Individual Stats (Mansfield) Rushing Todd 16-65, McLaughlin 3-14, DeGirolamo 3-8, Lundell 4-16, Kristenson 1-36. Passing McLaughlin 7-14-0--52 Receiving Todd 1-16, Lundell 5 24, Sullivan 1-12. Friday Sept 20 Lincoln-Sudbury[Away] 7:00 PMPlayer of the game award
Sept 14/15 Did not play Sept 20th Lincoln-Sudbury 14 Mansfield 26(NL) Sept 28 Lincoln-Sudbury 27- Matignon 20(OT)(NL) Oct 4th Lincoln-Sudbury 38-Westford 3 Oct 11th Lincoln-Sudbury 14-BC High 29 Oct 18th Lincoln-Sudbury 14- Acton-Boxboro 28 Oct 25th Lincoln-Sudbury 21- Wayland 0 Nov 2nd Lincoln-Sudbury 28-Boston Latin 8 Nov 8th Lincoln-Sudbury 0-Concord-Carlisle 7 Nov 15th Lincoln-Sudbury 21-Bedford 7 Nov 28th Lincoln-Sudbury 37-Newton South 21 Scoring 11 minuet quarters 1st quarter L/S-Marcus Hurt 46 yard pass from Colin Vataha ( Nick Priest kick)4:34 2nd quarter L/S-Damien Roomets 5 yard pass from Vataha ( Priest kick)2:26 M-Joe Todd 2 yard run (Erik Lundell kick)6:31 M-Ed Kristenson 3 yard run ( Lundell kick)8:54 3rd quarter M-Curtis Sullivan 30 yard pass from Matt McLaughlin ( rush failed )4:04 4th quarter M-Sullivan 28 yard pass from McLaughlin ( rush failed )9:09
Rushing Todd 19-152,Kristenson 9-29, Lundell 9-36, McLaughlin 3-5, Kelly 3-15, Passing McLaughlin 3-11-0---74 Receiving Sullivan 3-74 Friday Sept 27 Oliver Ames[Home] 7:00PMPlayer of the game award
Sept 15th Oliver Ames 7 - Whitman Hanson 21(NL) Sat 21st Do not play Sept 27th Oliver Ames 0-Mansfield 34 Oct 4th Oliver Ames 34-King Philip 0 Oct 12th Oliver Ames 6-Franklin 31 Oct 18th Oliver Ames 2- North Attleboro 14 Oct 25th Oliver Ames 33- Canton 18 Nov 2nd Oliver Ames 0-Bishop Feehan 21(NL) Nov 8th Oliver Ames 7-Foxboro 27 Nov 15th Oliver Ames 14- Stoughton 16 Nov 28th Oliver Ames 25- Sharon 13 Scoring 11 minuet quarters 2nd quarter M-Joe Todd 5 yard run(Erick Lundell kick), 3:27 M-Lundell 14 yard pass from Matt McLaughlin(Lundell kick), 6:17 M-Ryan Murphy 9 yard pass from McLaughlin(lundell kick)10:03 3rd quarter M-Lundell 47 yard pass from McLaughlin(Lundell kick), 8:44 4th quarter M-Nick Palmieri 31 yard run(kick failed), 2:02
Mansfield stats Rushing Kelly 4-67, Todd 18-54, Palmieri 3-32, Lundell 7-29, Kristenson 3-10 ,Manberg 2-6, McLaughlin 2-4, Richendollar 2-0, Jackson 1-0, Fisher 1-0 Passing McLaughlin 9-14-0--122, Jackson 0-2-0--0 Receiving Murphy 4-40, Lundell 3-77, Todd 2-5 Friday Oct 4 Franklin[Home] 7:00 PMPlayer of the game award
Sept 14th Franklin 26 - Catholic Memorial 6(NL) Sept 20th Franklin 3-Milford 6 (NL) Sept 27th Franklin 13-Attleboro 12 (NL) Oct 4th Franklin 8-Mansfield 42 Oct 11th Franklin 31-Oliver Ames 6 Oct 18th Franklin 20- Foxboro 40 Oct 26th Franklin 14- North Attleboro 28 Nov 1st Franklin 32- Canton 8 Nov 10th Franklin 34-Stoughton 19 Nov 16th Franklin 29-Sharon 0 Nov 28th Franklin 26-King Philip 6 Scoring 11 minuet quarters 1st quarter M-Erik Lundell 24 yard pass from Matt McLaughlin(Lundell kick) 8:42 2nd Quarter M-Joe Todd 66 yard run(Lundell kick) 2:09 M-Lundell 28 yard pass from McLaughlin(Lundell kick) 6:47 3rd quarter M-Matt Kelly 3 yard run(Lundell kick) 5:17 M-Ryan Murphy 55 yard pass from Mclaughlin(Lundell kick) 6:53 4th quarter M-Nick Palmieri 57 yard run(Ryan Pickard kick) 4:57 F-Adam Debaggis 90 yard run(Debarggis rush) 10:49
Rushing DeGirolamo 5-29, Todd 9-102, Lundell 6-34, Kristenson 2-7, McGlaughlin 3-3, Kelly 7-16, Palmieri 4-58, Manberg 2-8, Richendollar 2-16. Passing McLaughlin 7-11-0--176, Jackson 1-1-0--14 Receiving Murphy 3-78, Lundell 2-52, Izzo 1-18, Kelly 1-28, Pickard 1-14. Saturday Oct 12 Canton[Away] 2:30 PMPlayer of the game award
Sept 14th Canton 33 - Boston Latin 14(NL) Sept 20th Canton 21-Bedford 7(NL) Sept 28th Canton 29-King Philip 19 Oct 5th Canton 0-North Attleboro 49 Oct 12th Canton 12-Mansfield33 Oct 19th Canton14-Sharon 0 Oct 25th Canton 18- Oliver Ames 33 Nov 1st Canton 8- Franklin 32 Nov 10th Canton 12-Randolph 33(NL) Nov 16th Canton 19-Foxboro 49 Nov 28th Canton 6-Stoughton 20 Scoring 11 minuet quarters First quarter C-O'Brien 19yd run(kick failed)8:47 Second quarter M-Todd 16yd run(Lundell kick)0:06 C-Cohen 90yd kick return(pass failed)0:18 M-Lundell 46yd pass from McLaughlin(pass failed)6:13 Third quarter M-Kristenson 2yd run(Lundell kick)4:28 Fourth quarter M-Lundell 4yd run(rush failed)3:28 M-Lundell 31yd run(Lundell kick)5:20
Rushing Todd 7-90, Kelly 6-66, Lundell 3-31, Kristenson 5-34, Izzo 2-25, DeGirolamo 6-15, McLaughlin 3-4 Passing McLaughlin 6-13-1---149 Receiving Lundell 4-95, Kelly 1-38, Murphy 1-16. Friday Oct 18 Attleboro[Home] 7:00 PMPlayer of the game award
Sept 14th Attleboro 18 - Barnstable 15(NL) Sept 20th Attleboro 24 - Coyle Cassidy 28 Sept 27th Attleboro 12-Franklin 13(NL) Oct 4th Attleboro 28-Somerset 6 Oct 12th Attleboro 22- Durfee 15(NL) Oct 18th Attleboro 14-Mansfield 34(NL) Oct 25th Attleboro 8-Bishop Feehan 7 Nov 2nd Attleboro 16- Bishop Stang 8 Nov 8th Attleboro 18-Dartmouth 6 Dec 8th Attleboro 13-Marshfield 42 (MIAA Div 3A Super Bowl) Attleboro qualifies for a Super Bowl birth Nov 16th Attleboro 38-King Philip 14(NL) Nov 28th Attleboro 0-North Attleboro 36(NL) Scoring 11 minuet quarters First quarter M-Eric Lundell 67 yard pass from Matt McLaughlin(lundell kick)5:15 M-Neil DeGirolamo 1 yard run(Lundell kick)9:13 Second quarter M-Lundell 48 yard pass from McLaughlin(kick failed)0:59 A- Baker 58 yard run(kick failed)2:04 M-DeGirolamo 13 yard run(lundell kick)8:44 Third quarter M-Lundell 17 yard run(lundell kick)9:52 Fourth quarter A-Williams 3 yard run(baker pass from Quaglia)1:34
Rushing Todd 17-112, DeGirolamo 6-35, Lundell 4-28, Kristenson 1-14, Izzo 3-30, Palmieri 2-9, Kelly 2-4 Passing McLaughlin 9-12-0--183 Receiving Lundell 5-141, Murphy 4-42 Saturday Oct 26 Stoughton[Home] 1:30 PMPlayer of the game award
Sept 14-15 Did not play Sept 20 th Stoughton 7- North Quincy 14(NL) Sept 27th Stoughton 24-Foxboro 25 Oct 4th Stoughton 19-Randolph 36(NL) Oct 11th Stoughton12-North Attleboro 33 Oct 18th Stoughton 26- King Philip 12 Oct 26th Stoughton 6-Mansfield 21 Nov 1st Stoughton 35-Sharon 0 Nov 10th Stoughton 19-Franklin 34 Nov 15th Stoughton 16- Oliver Ames 14 Nov 28th Stoughton 20- Canton 6 Scoring 11 minuet quarters First quarter M-Murphy 26 yard pass from McLaughlin(Lundell kick) 2:35 M-Todd 4 yard run(Lundell kick) 9:16 Second quarter M-Lundell 56 yard punt return(Lundell kick) 0:22 Fourth quarter S-DeGrande 15 yard pass from Houghton(no conversion attempt)11:00+
Rushing Todd 12-83, Lundell 4-44, Kelly 6-39, DeGirolamo 6-33, Kristenson 2-16, Palmieri 4-7, Izzo 2-1, Jackson 2-0, McLaughlin 2-(-12) Passing McLaughlin 4-18-1--57 Receiving Murphy 3-47, Izzo 1-10 Saturday Nov 2 King Philip[Away] 4:00 PMPlayer of the game award
Sept 13th KP 12-Somerset 21 Sept 20th KP 16-Bellingham 27 Sept 28th KP 19-Canton 29 Oct 4th KP 0- Oliver Ames 34 Oct 18th KP 12- Stoughton 26 Oct 26th KP 35- Sharon 0 Nov 2nd KP 0-Mansfield 35 Nov 10th KP 12-North Attleboro 35 Nov 16th KP 14- Attleboro 38(NL) Nov 28th KP 6- Franklin 26 Scoring 11 minuet quarters First quarter M-Todd 4 yard run(Lundell kick) 5:14 Second quarter M-Lundell 2 yard run(Lundell kick) 0:44 M-DeGirolamo 1 yard run(Lundell kick) 5:28 Third quarter Murphy 25 yard pass from McLaughlin(Lundell kick) 3:28 Fourth quarter M-Manburg 3 yard run(Pickard kick)6:45
Rushing Todd 13-107, DeGirolamo 4-38, Lundell 3-5, Izzo 1-11, McLaughlin 2-1, Palmieri 1-0, Peters-Wolf 7-60, Manburg 5-11, Fisher 1-1, Jackson 1-4, Johnson 1-0 Passing McLaughlin 7-8-0--173, Jackson 3-9-0--25 Receiving Lundell 2-76, Sullivan 2-15, Murphy 3-81, Izzo 1-4, DeGirolamo 1-9, Pickard 1-13 Saturday Nov 9 Sharon[Away] 1:30 PMPlayer of the game award
Sept 14-15 Did not play Sept 21st Sharon 0 - Medfield 6 (NL) Sept 27th Sharon 7-North Attleboro 34 Oct 5th Sharon 13-Foxboro 33 Oct 19th Sharon 0-Canton 14 Oct 26th Sharon 0- KP 35 Nov 1st Sharon 0- Stoughton 35 Nov 10th Sharon 21-Mansfield 55 Nov 16th Sharon 0-Franklin 29 Nov 28th Sharon 13-Oliver Ames 25 Scoring 11 minuet quarters First quarter M-Lundell 2 yard run(Lundell kick) 4:04 M-Lundell 40 yard pass from McLaughlin(Lundell kick)5:46 M-Lundell 1 yard run(Lundell kick)10:03 Second quarter S-Canuto 32 yard pass from Shuffain(kick failed)5:34 M-Murphy 29 yard pass from McLaughlin(Lundell kick) 6:05 M-Murphy 20 yard pass from McLaughlin(Lundell kick) 10:13 Third quarter M- Kelly 38 yard run(kick failed)2:38 M- Kelly 49 yard run(Pickard kick )7:49 Fourth quarter M-Manburg 2 yard run(Pickard kick)2:58 S-Hawkins 72 yard pass from Shuffain(Canto kick)7:59 S-Hawkins 35 yard pass from Shuffain(Strasnick pass from Goldman)9:49
Rushing Todd 6-30, Palmieri 4-25, Kelly 4-93, Lundell 2-3, Fisher 2-1, Jackson 2-0, Kristenson 2-16, Izzo 1-4, Manburg 3-8, Peters-Wolf 7-20,Richendollar 2-2 Passing McLaughlin 5-6-1--124, Jackson 2-3-0--18 Receiving Murphy 2-49, Lundell 2-54, Sullivan 1-21, Peters-Wolf 1-8, Fisher 1-10 Saturday Nov 16 North Attleboro[Away] 1:30 PM
Sept 15th North Attleboro 29- Xaverian 28 (NL) Sept 21st North Attleboro 2 - Bishop Feehan 13(NL) Sept 27th North Attleboro 34- Sharon 7 Oct 5th North Attleboro 49-Canton 0 Oct 11th North Attleboro 33-Stoughton 12 Oct 18th North Attleboro 14- Oliver Ames 2 Oct 26th North Attleboro 28- Franklin 14 Nov 1st North Attleboro 42-Foxboro 26 Nov 10th North Attleboro 35- KP 12 Nov 16th North Attleboro 13-Mansfield 14 Nov 10th North Attleboro 36- Attleboro 0(NL) Scoring 11 minuet quarters First quarter N-VanDeGieson 1 yard run(Berry kick)5:48 Third quarter N-Rushlow 3 yard run(kick failed)10:55 Fourth quarter M-Lundell 60 yard pass from McLaughlin(Lundell kick)1:20 M-Murphy 12 yard pass from McLaughlin(Lundell kick)5:44
Rushing Todd 11-13, DeGirolamo 5-6, Lundell 2-10, Kelly 9-44, McLaughlin 5-11, Izzo 2-8 Passing McLaughlin 9-17-0--191 Receiving Lundell 4-101, Murphy 4-85, Izzo 1-5 Thursday Nov 28 Foxboro[Home] 10:00 AM
Sept 14th Foxboro 27- Oakmont Regional 14(NL) Sept 20th Foxboro 28- Fitch 21(NL) Sept 27th Foxboro 25-Stoughton 24 Oct 5th Foxboro 33-Sharon 13 Oct 18th Foxboro 40- Franklin 20 Oct 25th Foxboro 32-West Roxbury 28 Nov 1st Foxboro 26-North Attleboro 42 Nov 8th Foxboro 27-Oliver Ames 7 Nov 28th Foxboro 34-Mansfield 47 Scoring 11 minuet quarters First quarter F-Cetrone 85 yard kick return(kick failed)0:13 M-Todd 79 yard run(Lundell kick)0:30 F-Porazzo 31 yard pass from Farrow(Farrow rush)4:19 M-Murphy 35 yard pass from McLaughlin(Lundell kick)9:53 Second Quarter M-McLaughlin 1 yard run(kick failed)5:06 M-Murphy 60 yard pass fom McLaughlin(pass failed)9:54 Third quarter M-Izzo 54 yard run(McLaughlin Rush)1:01 F-Farrow 1 yard run(kick failed)2:31 M-Todd 59 yard pass from McLaughlin(kick failed)5:46 F-Jondro 16 yard pass from Farrow(kick failed)7:55 Fourth quarter M-Murphy 39 yard pass from McLaughlin(Lundell kick)0:08 F-Turner 87 yard run(Morgan pass from Farrow)10:31
Rushing Todd 18-183, Izzo 5-71, Kristenson 3-9, Kelly 4-29, McLaughlin 3-7, Lundell 1-2, Jackson 1-0, Manberg 3-9 Passing McLaughlin 9-18-0---282 Receiving Lundell 4-67, Murphy 3-134, Todd 1-59, Kelly 1-22.
1996 Swampscott record:Swampscott 28 Stoneham(0-10) 0Swampscott 0 Winthrop(9-2) 13 Swampscott 36 Danvers(2-9) 6 Swampscott 34 Lynn Classical(3-7) 6 Swampscott 30 Gloucester(9-2) 21 Swampscott 22 Salem(7-4) 6 Swampscott 27 Saugus(4-7) 0 Swampscott 41 Lynn English(5-5) 8 Swampscott 40 Beverly(2-9) 7 Swampscott 19 Marblehead(2-9) 0 Swampscott 14-Mansfield 26(MIAA Div 3B Super Bowl) Scoring 11 minuet quarters First quarter M-Todd 5 yard run(Lundell kick)9:26 Second Quarter M-Izzo 47 yard pass from McLaughlin(kick failed)8:22 S-Bush 2 yard run(kick failed)9:58 M-Murphy 51 yard pass from McLaughlin(Lundell kick)10:10 Third quarter Fourth quarter S-Beatrice 2 yard run(Ryan pass from Bush)3:35 M-Todd 32 yard run(pass failed)5:25
Rushing Todd 17-118, Izzo 3(-4), Kelly 3-44, DeGirolamo 3-4, Lundell 4-30 Passing McLaughlin 5-12-1---163 Receiving Murphy 2-85, Lundell 2-31, Izzo 1-47
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