1886 Amherst football team
| 1886 Amherst football | |
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| Conference | Northern Intercollegiate Football Association |
| Record | 7–3 (4–2 Northern) |
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| Home stadium | Blake Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Williams $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amherst | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston Tech | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tufts | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1886 Amherst football team represented the Amherst College as a member of the Northern Intercollegiate Football Association during the 1886 college football season. The team compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing second in the Northern league.[1] The team played home games at Blake Field in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 13 | at Massachusetts* |
| W 15–5 | [2] | ||
| October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at Wesleyan* |
| L 0–47 | [3] | |
| October 20 | at Trinity (CT)* | Hartford, CT | W 20–4 | [4] | ||
| October 23 | 3:05 p.m. | Boston Tech | Amherst, MA | W 18–0 | [5] | |
| October 30 | Williams |
| W 6–4 | [6][7] | ||
| November 3 | 3:02 p.m. | at Tufts | Medford, MA | W 18–4 | [8] | |
| November 5 | 2:30 p.m. | at Boston Tech | L 0–22 | [9] | ||
| November 9 | 12:45 p.m. | Tufts | Amherst, MA | W 22–12 | [10][11] | |
| November 13 | Trinity (CT)* |
| W 16–8 | [12] | ||
| November 20 | 2:15 p.m. | at Williams | L 0–30 | 500 | [13][14] | |
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References
[edit]- ↑ "The Williams-Amherst Fuss.—Aired in This City—The Amhersts and Technolology's Withdraw From the Northern League". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 24, 1886. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "The Amhersts Beat The Aggies at Football in a Close Game". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 14, 1886. p. 5. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Wesleyan And Amherst.—The Foot Ball Match Won by the Former". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 16, 1886. p. 3. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "A Brilliant Victory.—The Amherst Team Defeats the Trinitys, 20 Points to 4". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 21, 1886. p. 5. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Surprised Themselves.—Amherst Goal Kickers Play Brilliantly and Defeat the Techs". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 24, 1886. p. 8. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Beaten By Two Points.—Amherst Scores a Goal, while Williams Only Makes a Touchdown". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 31, 1886. p. 6. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Rainy Day Foot-Ball Games.—The Amherst Win a Game From the Williams Under Protest". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 31, 1886. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "A Walkover For Amherst.—Tufts' Eleven Beaten Easily by a Score of 18 Points to 4". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 4, 1886. p. 4. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Victory For The Techs.—They Shut Out the Amherst College Eleven". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 6, 1886. p. 6. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Amherst 22, Tufts 12". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 10, 1886. p. 5. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Amherst Defeats Tufts.—Rough Kicking Between College Foot Ball Players at Amherst". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 10, 1886. p. 5. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Amhersts 16, Trinitys 8". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 14, 1886. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Williams Beats Amherst.—Some Heavy Rushing and Hard Tackling—Score: 30 to 0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 21, 1886. p. 4. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Intercollegiate Foot-ball.—The Berkshire College Wins.—The Championship of the Northern League by Beating the Amhersts 30 to 0 Yesterday". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 21, 1886. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "1886 Amherst Lord Jeffs Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
- ↑ Prest, William M., ed. (1888). "The Amherst College Olio 1888". The Amherst College Olio. Amherst, Massachusetts: Amherst College: 97. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
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