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Wesleyan (CT) at Amherst

Saturday, October 12, 1895

Amherst beat Wesleyan (CT) 12–⁠10. It was their ninth meeting; after it, Wesleyan (CT) led the series 6–⁠3.

AwayWesleyan (CT)6–⁠3 in 1895
10
HomeAmherst6–⁠5 in 1895
12

FinalHigh 62°F, low 45°F

In the newspapers

  • The New-York tribune's story: AMHERST DEFEATS WESLEYAN.

    New-York tribune, October 17, 1895, page 3

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    AMHERST DEFEATS WESLEYAN. Annie, ST. Mass. oct. l6-Faure Wesleyan’s part TO kick goal when they had a chance TO do So was all that saved the football game for Am herst this afternoon. The Amherst team was weakened by the absence OF Captain Pratt and Boyden. left tackle both being laid up with slight injuries In the first half Amherst had no trouble in getting two touchdOwns and shutting out Wes-

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.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Amherst 69% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The series

Every Wesleyan (CT)–Amherst game

Wesleyan (CT) leads 15–⁠5 in 20 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.

Recent meetings
1901Wesleyan (CT) 15, Amherst 11
1900Wesleyan (CT) 17, Amherst 0
1899Wesleyan (CT) 11, Amherst 5
1899Wesleyan (CT) 40, Amherst 0
1898Wesleyan (CT) 28, Amherst 0
1898Wesleyan (CT) 33, Amherst 0

Around this game

Wesleyan (CT)

Amherst