1899_Amherst_football_team
1899 Amherst football team
American college football season
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]
Quick Facts Amherst football, Conference ...
| 1899 Amherst football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Triangular Football League |
| Record | 4–7–1 (0–2 TFL) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | W. D. Ballantine |
| Home stadium | Pratt Field |
Seasons ← 1898 1900 → | |
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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- "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
. - "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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