1900 Amherst football team

1900 Amherst football
ConferenceTriangular Football League
Record4–7–1 (0–2 TFL)
Head coach
  • None
CaptainW. D. Ballantine
Home stadiumPratt Field
1900 Triangular Football League standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wesleyan $2–0–05–4–0
Williams1–1–06–4–1
Amherst0–2–04–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1900 Amherst football team represented Amherst College as a member of the Triangular Football League during the 1900 college football season. Amherst compiled an overall record of 4–7–1 with a mark of 0–2 in conference play, placing last out of three teams in the TFL. The team played home games at Pratt Field in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Williston Seminary*
W 23–0[1]
October 3at Yale*
L 0–271,500[2]
October 6Trinity (CT)*
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
T 0–0[3]
October 104:00 p.m.at Harvard*
L 0–18800[4][5]
October 13Worcester Tech*
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 39–0
October 202:00 p.m.at Syracuse*
L 0–51,200[6][7]
October 24Bowdoin*
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 6–11[8][9]
October 31Tufts*
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 0–11[10][11]
November 3MIT*
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 18–0[12]
November 10Williams
L 5–16[13]
November 17Massachusetts*
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 18–0[14]
November 24at Wesleyan
L 0–171,000[15]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Game At Amherst.—Plays Williston, but the Eleven Lack Heavy Men on the Line". The World. New York, New York. September 29, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ "Yale Beats Amherst 27 to 0". The Hartford Courant. October 4, 1900. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Football Games.—Trinity and Amherst Played a Tie Game at Amherst". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 8, 1900. p. 3. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "More Test Games.—Wednesday Series Now Begins in Earnest.—Harvard Will Meet Amherst on Soldiers Field at 4 O'Clock". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 10, 1900. p. 8. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Football Straws.—Harvard Shows Up Poorly Against Amherst". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 11, 1900. p. 8. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "Good Games Is Expected.—Syracuse and Amherst Will Line Up on University Oval To-Day". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. October 20, 1900. p. 3. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "Syracuse Triumph Over Amherst". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. October 20, 1900. p. 3. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "Beats Amherst.—Bowdoin Squares Things for Last Year". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 25, 1900. p. 11. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ "Bowdoin, 11; Amherst, 6". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 25, 1900. p. 9. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ↑ "Tufts' Victory.—Crosses Amherst's Line in Each Half". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 1, 1900. p. 8. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ↑ "Amherst Beaten By Tufts". The Evening Standard. New Bedford, Massachusetts. November 1, 1900. p. 9. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ↑ "Amherst 18, Tech 0.—Moxson Make One of His Customary Long Runs, But Loses Ball 10 Yards From Goal Line". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 4, 1900. p. 7. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ↑ "Williams 16, Amherst 5". The Fall River Daily Herald. Fall River, Massachusetts. November 1, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ↑ "Amherst 18, Aggies 0.—Defeat of Least Season Wiped Out—Agricultural Men Threaten Opponents' Goal". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 18, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ↑ "Wesleyan, 17; Amherst, 0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 25, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ↑ "1900 Amherst Lord Jeffs Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
  17. ↑ "The Amherst College Olio 1902". The Amherst College Olio. Amherst, Massachusetts: The Junior Class of Amherst College: 160. 1900. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
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