1885 Amherst football team

1885 Amherst football
Conference	Northern Intercollegiate Football Association
Record	1–8–1 (0–6 Northern)
Head coach	None
Captain	W. J. Nourse
Home stadium	Blake Field

1885 Northern Intercollegiate Football Association standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Williams $	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Boston Tech	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Tufts	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Amherst	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1885 Amherst football team represented the Amherst College as a member of the Northern Intercollegiate Football Association during the 1885 college football season. The team compiled an overall record of 1–8–1 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of four teams in the Northern league. The team played home games at Blake Field in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 3		at Massachusetts*	Amherst, MA	L 0–4
October 5		Massachusetts*	Amherst, MA	T 0–0
October 7		at Massachusetts*	Amherst, MA	W 12–0
October 24		Tufts	Amherst, MA	L 10–2
October 31	2:05 p.m.	at Williams	Williamstown, MA (rivalry)	L 0–53
November 4		Massachusetts*	Amherst, MA	L 0–8
November 13		vs. Tufts	Union Grounds Boston, MA	L 5–8
November 14	2:15 p.m.	at Boston Tech	Union Grounds Boston, MA	L 0–32
November 18		Williams	Amherst, MA	L 15–18
November 21		Boston Tech	Blake Field Amherst, MA	L 0–74 or 0–80
*Non-conference game