1889 Amherst football team

1889 Amherst football
ConferenceEastern Intercollegiate Football Association
Record4–4–2 (2–1–1 EIFA)
Head coach
  • None
CaptainHarry A. Smith
Home stadiumBlake Field
1889 Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Dartmouth $4–0–07–1–0
Amherst2–1–14–4–2
Williams1–2–14–6–1
Boston Tech1–3–02–6–0
Stevens1–3–02–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Boston Tech defeated Amherst on October 26, 10–9, but Amherst protested the final touchdown of the game. At the conference's meeting on December 18, Amherst was awarded victory by a score of 9–6. Williams forfeited a game to Stevens that was scheduled to be played on November 25.

The 1889 Amherst football team represented the Amherst College as a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association (EIFA) during the 1889 college football season. Amherst compiled an overall record of 4–4–2 with a mark of 2–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the EIFA.[1] The team played home games at Blake Field in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 12at Wesleyan*Middletown, CTL 0–39[2]
October 19at Yale*
L 0–42[3]
October 233:38 p.m.Williston Seminary*Amherst, MAW 64–0[4]
October 262:45 p.m.Boston Tech
  • Blake Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 9–6[5][6][7]
October 30at DartmouthHanover, NHL 6–60400–600[8][9]
November 92:40 p.m.Williams
T 10–10[10]
November 123:15 p.m.Yale*
  • Blake Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 0–32[11][12]
November 162:30 p.m.Rochester*Amherst, MAW 72–0[13]
November 20at Stevens
W 12–5400[14]
November 21at Columbia*
T 0–0[15]
  • *Non-conference game

[16][17]

References

  1. ↑ "Intercollegiate Foot-Ball Standing". The Springfield Sunday Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. December 20, 1889. p. 5. Retrieved June 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ "Wesleyan Downs Amherst.—The Hampshire Kickers Beaten 39 to 0". The Springfield Sunday Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 13, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved June 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "Yale Defeats Amherst". The New York Times. October 20, 1889. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Amhersts Beat The Willistons.—In A Hard-Fought Foot-Ball Game at Amherst". The Springfield Sunday Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 24, 1889. p. 5. Retrieved June 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Techs Defeat Amherst". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 27, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved June 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "College Foot-ball Contests.—A Protested Game At Amherst.—The Technology Eleven Given the Game by the Referee by the Amhersts Will Not Stand It". The Springfield Sunday Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 27, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved June 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "Goes To Amherst.—Eastern College Foot Ball Association Decides Dispute Game". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. December 19, 1889. p. 3. Retrieved June 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "Dartmouth, 60; Amherst, 6". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 31, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved June 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ "Dartmouth Defeats Amherst". Morning Journal and Courier. New Haven, Connecticut. October 31, 1889. p. 3. Retrieved June 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ↑ "A Hot Tie Game At Amherst.—The Amherst and Williams Teams Each Make 10 Points and No More". The Springfield Sunday Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 10, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved June 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ↑ "The Yales Beat The Amhersts.—In a Comparatively Close Foot-Ball Contest At Amherst". The Springfield Sunday Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 13, 1889. p. 5. Retrieved June 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ↑ "Yale Plays The Return Game With Amherst And Wins". The New York Times. November 13, 1889. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "An Easy Victory At Amherst.—The Home Team Whips the University of Rochester Eleven 72 to 0". The Springfield Sunday Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 17, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved June 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ↑ "Amherst Defeats Stevens". The Sun. New York, New York. November 21, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved June 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ↑ "Warm Work On Berkeley Oval.—Columbia and Amherst Play for Keeps, but Fail to Score". The Sun. New York, New York. November 22, 1889. p. 6. Retrieved June 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ↑ "1889 Amherst Lord Jeffs Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
  17. ↑ Cushing, Harry A., ed. (December 1889). "The Amherst College Olio 1891". The Amherst College Olio. Amherst, Massachusetts: The Junior Class of Amherst College: 95. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
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