1887 Amherst football team

1887 Amherst football
ConferenceEastern Intercollegiate Football Association
Record4–6 (1–3 EIFA)
Head coach
  • None
CaptainA. F. Stearns
Home stadiumBlake Field
1887 Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Boston Tech $4–0–05–3–0
Dartmouth2–1–13–1–1
Trinity (CT)2–2–03–3–1
Amherst1–3–04–6–0
Stevens0–3–10–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1887 Amherst football team represented the Amherst College as a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association (EIFA) during the 1887 college football season. Amherst compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the EIFA. The team played home games at Blake Field in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1at Wesleyan*Middletown, CTL 0–34[1]
October 8Williams*Amherst, MA (rivalry)L 0–54
October 19Williston Seminary*Amherst, MAW 44–0[2][3]
October 22at Harvard*
L 0–98[4]
October 25Massachusetts*Amherst, MAW 10–0[5]
October 26Boston University*
  • Blake Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 22–0[6]
October 293:00 p.m.at Trinity (CT)
L 6–22500[7][8]
November 5Stevens
  • Blake Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 16–6[9][10]
November 9at DartmouthHanover, NHL 0–52[11]
November 12Boston Tech
L 0–54[12]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "The Wesleyans Beat the Amhersts at Foot-Ball". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 2, 1887. p. 1. Retrieved June 21, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ "Amherst's 44, Williams 0". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 20, 1887. p. 5. Retrieved June 21, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "Foot Ball At Amherst.—Williston Seminary's Eleven Defeated by a Score of 44 to 0". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 20, 1887. p. 4. Retrieved June 21, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Ninety-Eight To Nothing.—The Amherst Eleven Fails to Score Against Harvard". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 23, 1887. p. 2. Retrieved June 21, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Football". The Daily Item. Lynn, Massachusetts. October 26, 1887. p. 3. Retrieved June 21, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "Amherst, 22; Boston University, 0". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 27, 1887. p. 8. Retrieved June 21, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "The Foot-Ball Game To-day". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 29, 1887. p. 8. Retrieved June 21, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "Trinity Handsomely Defeat Amherst.—A Brilliant Game of Foot-Ball". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 31, 1887. p. 8. Retrieved June 21, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ "Local Intelligence.—Local Notices". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 5, 1887. p. 6. Retrieved June 21, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ↑ "Foot-ball.—Amhersts 16, Stevens Institute 6". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 6, 1887. p. 1. Retrieved June 21, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ↑ "College Sports". Boston Evening Transcript. Boston, Massachusetts. November 10, 1887. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ↑ "Victorious Technology.—They Defeat Amherst and Win the Championship". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 13, 1887. p. 4. Retrieved June 21, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ↑ "1887 Amherst Lord Jeffs Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
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