1886 Amherst football team

1886 Amherst football
ConferenceNorthern Intercollegiate Football Association
Record7–3 (4–2 Northern)
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumBlake Field
1886 Northern Intercollegiate Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Williams $4–1–15–2–1
Amherst4–2–07–3–0
Boston Tech2–2–12–7–1
Tufts0–5–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 13at Massachusetts*
  • Agricultural College grounds
  • Amherst, MA
W 15–5[2]
October 154:00 p.m.at Wesleyan*
L 0–47[3]
October 20at Trinity (CT)*Hartford, CTW 20–4[4]
October 233:05 p.m.Boston TechAmherst, MAW 18–0[5]
October 30Williams
W 6–4[6][7]
November 33:02 p.m.at TuftsMedford, MAW 18–4[8]
November 52:30 p.m.at Boston Tech
L 0–22[9]
November 912:45 p.m.TuftsAmherst, MAW 22–12[10][11]
November 13Trinity (CT)*
  • Blake Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 16–8[12]
November 202:15 p.m.at Williams
L 0–30500[13][14]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "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 Open access icon.
  2. ↑ "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 Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "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 Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "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 Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "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 Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "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 Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "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 Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "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 Open access icon.
  9. ↑ "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 Open access icon.
  10. ↑ "Amherst 22, Tufts 12". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 10, 1886. p. 5. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ↑ "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 Open access icon.
  12. ↑ "Amhersts 16, Trinitys 8". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 14, 1886. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ↑ "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 Open access icon.
  14. ↑ "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 Open access icon.
  15. ↑ "1886 Amherst Lord Jeffs Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
  16. ↑ 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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