1891 Amherst football team

1891 Amherst football
ConferenceEastern Intercollegiate Football Association
Record8–4–3 (2–0–2 EIFA)
Head coach
  • None
CaptainWilliam H. Lewis
Home stadiumPratt Field
1891 Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Williams $3–0–18–2–1
Amherst2–0–28–4–3
Dartmouth2–1–12–2–1
Boston Tech1–3–05–7–2
Stevens0–4–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1891 Amherst football team represented the Amherst College as a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association (EIFA) during the 1891 college football season. Amherst compiled an overall record of 8–4–3 with a mark of 2–0–2 in conference play, placing second in the EIFA.[1] The team played home games at Pratt Field in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Massachusetts*
W 44–0[2]
October 33:53 p.m.Williston Seminary*
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 100–0[3]
October 73:35 p.m.Springfield YMCA*
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
T 12–12[4][5][6]
October 9at Phillips Academy*Andover, MAW 22–4[7]
October 10at Harvard*
L 0–183,500[8][9]
October 21at Springfield YMCA*
L 4–18[10][11]
October 24at Harvard*
  • Jarvis Field
  • Cambridge, MA
L 0–39800[12][13]
October 273:30 p.m.Massachusetts*
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 16–0[14]
October 283:15 p.m.Springfield YMCA*
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 24–4[15][16]
October 294:21 p.m.at Massachusetts*
  • Agricultural College campus
  • Amherst, MA
W 20–4[17][18]
October 31at Boston Tech
W 24–14600[19]
November 73:30 p.m.at DartmouthHanover, NHT 14–14800[20]
November 112:30 p.m.at Yale
L 0–27350[21]
November 143:36 p.m.Stevens
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 38–0[22]
November 20Williams
T 0–01,000–2,000[23][24]
  • *Non-conference game

[25][26]

References

  1. ↑ Hiscox, Morton, ed. (December 1891). "The Amherst College Olio 1893". The Amherst College Olio. Amherst, Massachusetts: The Junior Class of Amherst College: 122. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Amhersts Defeat The Aggies—On Pratt Field by the Score of 44 to 0". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 1, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "Amherst Defeats Williston—A One-Sided Game at Amherst—Score 100 to 0". The Springfield Sunday Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 4, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "The Football Game At Amherst—Interesting Contest Between the College Eleven and Stagg's Team". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 8, 1891. p. 8. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Amherst Met Her Match". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 8, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "Amherst College". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 11, 1901. p. 10. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "Amherst, 22; Andover, 4". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 10, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "Harvard Snap.—Much Vigor In The Game With Amherst". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 11, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ "Harvard Defeats Amherst". The New York Times. October 11, 1891. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Stagg's Men Defeat The Amhersts—By a Score of 18 to 4 in a Scientific Game at Outing Park". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 18, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ↑ "Amherst Line Work Weak". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 22, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ↑ "Without Life". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 25, 1891. p. 7. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ↑ "Harvard's Stock Rises". The New York Times. October 25, 1891. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "The Amhersts Defeat The Aggies—But by a Slender Score—The College Eleven Does Poor Work". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 28, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ↑ "Stagg's Men Lose At Amherst—A Well-Played Game in which the College Eleven Show Great Improvement, Winning 24 to 4". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 29, 1891. p. 8. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ↑ "Scored On A Fluke". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 29, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ↑ "Aggies Score On The Amhersts—But are Beaten after a Hard Game—The College Team Shows Up Poorly". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 30, 1891. p. 7. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ↑ ""Aggie" Scores Against Amherst". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 30, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ↑ "Amherst's Great Team Work.—Crippled Tech Eleven Fought Card, but Were Overpowered". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 1, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  20. ↑ "Worked The Criss Cross". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 8, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  21. ↑ "Yale Men Knocked Out". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 12, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  22. ↑ "Amherst Wins Against Stevens—In a Championship Game at Amherst". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 15, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  23. ↑ "Brilliant Games Of Football—Not A Point Made At Amherst—In The Amherst-Williams Championship Contest—A Strong Fight Between Two Well-Matched Teams". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 21, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  24. ↑ "Neither Williams nor Amherst Scored". The Sun. New York, New York. November 21, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved June 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  25. ↑ "1891 Amherst Lord Jeffs Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  26. ↑ Hiscox, Morton, ed. (December 1891). "The Amherst College Olio 1893". The Amherst College Olio. Amherst, Massachusetts: The Junior Class of Amherst College: 122. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
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