Amherst at Columbia
Saturday, October 1, 1921 Share
Amherst beat Columbia 9–7. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Amherst led the series 3–2–2.
Final
In the newspapers

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 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.Photo: Bain News Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 
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.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.
The series
Every Amherst–Columbia gameColumbia leads 4–3–3 in 10 meetings, counting the three since this game.
| 1949 | Columbia 27, Amherst 7 | |
| 1923 | Amherst 0, Columbia 0 | |
| 1922 | Columbia 43, Amherst 6 | |
| 1921 | Amherst 9, Columbia 7 | |
| 1905 | Amherst 10, Columbia 10 | |
| 1904 | Amherst 12, Columbia 0 |
Around this game
Amherst
- Next gameat ColumbiaOct. 7, 1922
- SeasonAmherst in 1921
- ProgramAmherst history and records
Columbia
- Next gamevs. Wesleyan (CT)Oct. 8, 1921
- SeasonColumbia in 1921
- ProgramColumbia history and records
