Amherst at Columbia

Saturday, October 1, 1921

Amherst beat Columbia 9–⁠7. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Amherst led the series 3–⁠2–⁠2.

AwayAmherst1–⁠0 in 1921
9
HomeColumbia2–⁠6 in 1921
7

Final

In the newspapers

  • The The Washington herald's story: Amherst Jolts Columbia; 3; Takes Decision, 8 to z

    The Washington herald, District of Columbia, October 2, 1921, page 12

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    Amherst Jolts Columbia; 3; Takes Decision, 8 to z NEW YORK, Oct. lin a game marred by incessant fumblinC. AM herst sprung a surprise on the Co. lumbia football team by decisivelS, outplaying and defeating C’NeilTs machine by the score of to Z. The nnal count scarcely gives a proper idea of the relative strength of the two teams, for Columbia was more than lucky in tieing the score in the third period. Amherst out-rushed. out-kicked and out-generaled the Blue and White, and well deserved its victory. Frank Wing, Amherst’s brilliant left halfback, was the out standing star Of the confess

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Photos from the game

  • Columbia v. Amherst football
    Columbia v. Amherst footballPhoto: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Columbia University versus Amherst College football game on October 1, 1921 at Columbia University with the Low Memorial Library in the background.
    Columbia University versus Amherst College football game on October 1, 1921 at Columbia University with the Low Memorial Library in the background.Photo: Bain News Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Columbia v. Amherst football
    Columbia v. Amherst footballPhoto: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Columbia University versus Amherst College football game on October 1, 1921 at Columbia University with the Low Memorial Library in the background.
    Columbia University versus Amherst College football game on October 1, 1921 at Columbia University with the Low Memorial Library in the background.Photo: Bain News Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Columbia 85% to win. Amherst pulled the upset.

Columbia leads 4–⁠3–⁠3 in 10 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
1949Columbia 27, Amherst 7
1923Amherst 0, Columbia 0
1922Columbia 43, Amherst 6
1921Amherst 9, Columbia 7
1905Amherst 10, Columbia 10
1904Amherst 12, Columbia 0

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