Tufts Jumbos
| Tufts Jumbos | |
|---|---|
| University | Tufts University |
| Conference | NESCAC (primary) NEISA College Squash Association |
| NCAA | Division III |
| Athletic director | John Morris |
| Location | Medford, Massachusetts |
| Varsity teams | 29 |
| Football stadium | Ellis Oval |
| Basketball arena | Cousens Gymnasium |
| Baseball stadium | Sol Gittleman Park |
| Softball stadium | Spicer Field |
| Soccer field | Bello Field |
| Aquatics center | Hamilton Pool |
| Lacrosse field | Bello Field |
| Rowing venue | William A. Shoemaker Boathouse |
| Sailing venue | Bacow Sailing Pavilion |
| Tennis venue | Vouté Courts |
| Outdoor track and field venue | Dussault Track & Field Complex |
| Other venues | Gantcher Center, Jackson Gym, Kraft Field, Tufts Squash Center |
| Mascot | Jumbo |
| Fight song | "Tuftonia's Day" |
| Colors | Tufts blue and brown |
| Website | gotuftsjumbos |
The Tufts Jumbos are the varsity intercollegiate athletic programs of Tufts University, in Medford, Massachusetts. The Jumbos compete at the NCAA Division III level as a 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 with the most successful athletic programs in NCAA Division III that year.
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.