1899 Amherst football team
| 1899 Amherst football | |
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| Conference | Triangular Football League |
| Record | 4–7–1 (0–2 TFL) |
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| Captain | W. D. Ballantine |
| Home stadium | Pratt Field |
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| Wesleyan $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Williams | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amherst | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1889 Amherst football team was an American football team that represented the Amherst College during the 1889 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Harry A. Smith, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7–1, placing third in the Triangular Football League (TFL) with a mark of 0–2.[1]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 30 | at Yale* | L 0–23 | [2] | ||
| October 4 | Williston* | W 20–0 | [3] | ||
| October 7 | Worcester Tech* | Amherst, MA | W 24–5 | ||
| October 11 | at Harvard* | L 0–41 | [4] | ||
| October 14 | at Trinity (CT)* | Hartford, CT | T 0–0 | [5] | |
| October 21 | at Columbia* | L 0–18 | 500 | [6] | |
| October 25 | Bowdoin* | Amherst, MA | W 11–6 | [7] | |
| October 28 | Boston College* | Amherst, MA | L 0–18 | [8] | |
| November 1 | Massachusetts* |
| L 0–6 | [9] | |
| November 4 | MIT* | Amherst, MA | W 12–5 | [10] | |
| November 11 | at Williams | L 0–38 | [11] | ||
| November 18 | Wesleyan | Amherst, MA | L 0–40 | [12] | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Football". Olio. Junior Class, Amherst College: 162–164. 1901. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Yale and Harvard Open Foot Ball Season". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 1, 1899. p. 44 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amherst Beats Williston". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 5, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Scores At Will". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 12, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Trinity's Great Game". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 16, 1899. p. 12. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Columbia, 18; Amherst, 0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. October 22, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Amherst 11, Bowdoin 6". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 26, 1899. p. 5. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Amherst Team Outplayed". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. October 29, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Stevens Beaten Badly". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 2, 1899. p. 14. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Amherst, By 12 to 5,". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 5, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Williams' Impressive Victory". The Inter Ocean. Chicago, Illinois. November 12, 1899. p. 10. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Amherst Snowed Under". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 19, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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