1901 Amherst football team

1901 Amherst football
ConferenceTriangular Football League
Record4–6–2 (0–2 TFL)
Head coach
  • None
CaptainA. E. Morse
Home stadiumPratt Field
1901 Triangular Football League standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Williams $2–0–06–4–0
Wesleyan1–1–03–6–1
Amherst0–2–04–6–2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1901 Amherst football team represented Amherst College as a member of the Triangular Football League during the 1901 college football season. Amherst compiled an overall record of 4–6–2 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 28Williston Seminary*
W 15–0[1]
October 2at Yale*
L 0–6[2][3]
October 5Worcester Tech*
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 6–0[4]
October 94:00 p.m.at Harvard*
L 0–113,000[5][6][7]
October 16Union (NY)*
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
T 0–0[8][9]
October 193:30 p.m.at Trinity (CT)*
T 0–0[10]
October 24Bates*
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 5–0[11]
October 263:30 p.m.at Syracuse*
L 17–285,000[12][13][14]
November 2Bowdoin*
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 29–6[15]
November 9Massachusetts*
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 0–5[16]
November 16at Williams
L 5–21[17]
November 23Wesleyan
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 11–15[18]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Amherst, 15; Willison, 0". The Sun. New York, New York. September 29, 1901. p. 9. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ "Amherst Surprises Yale—Hold The Blue Down To One Touchdown in 25 Minutes". The Daily Morning Journal and Courier. New Haven, Connecticut. October 3, 1901. p. 7. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "Football: Yale Has A Hard Struggle To Win From Amherst". New York Daily Tribune. October 3, 1901. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Amherst, 6; Worcester Tech, 0". Boston Post. Boston, Massachusetts. October 6, 1901. p. 5. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Punts Outs.—Harvard Kickers Sized Up Somewhat". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 9, 1901. p. 5. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "Harvard Wins Fast Game From Amherst". Boston Post. Boston, Massachusetts. October 10, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "Blank First Half: Harvard Unable to Cross the Amherst Goal Line". The Boston Sunday Globe. October 10, 1901. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Amherst 0, Union 0". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 17, 1901. p. 5. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ "Football Games.—Princeton Defeats Dickinson—Amherst Has a Hard Contest". The Daily Morning Journal and Courier. New Haven, Connecticut. October 17, 1901. p. 7. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ↑ "Trinity's Fine Game.—Played Amherst's Eleven to a Tie, 0 to 0". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 21, 1901. p. 2. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ↑ "Amherst 5, Bates 0.—Maine Eleven Refused to Play "Aggie," Objecting to Umpire Selected by". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 25, 1901. p. 8. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ↑ "Amherst On Oval To-day—Syracuse Will Meet a Much Heavier Team". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. October 26, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ↑ "Syracuse Bowls Over Amherst's Strong Team". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. October 27, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ↑ "Syracuse Beats Amherst". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 27, 1901. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Amherst 29; Bowdoin 6". Boston Post. Boston, Massachusetts. November 3, 1901. p. 8. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ↑ "Other Scores". North Adams Transcript. North Adams, Massachusetts. November 11, 1901. p. 2. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ↑ "Williams 21, Amherst 5.—Capt O'Neill's Team Wins a Glorious Victory and With it the Championship of New England Tricollegiate League". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 17, 1900. p. 7. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ↑ "Amherst, 15; Wesleyan. 11". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 24, 1901. p. 8. Retrieved June 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ↑ "1901 Amherst Lord Jeffs Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
  20. ↑ Warren, Clifford P., ed. (1901). "The Amherst College Olio 1903". The Amherst College Olio. XLVI. Amherst, Massachusetts: The Junior Class of Amherst College: 158–159. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
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