Amherst at Wesleyan (CT)
Wednesday, October 16, 1895 Share
Amherst beat Wesleyan (CT) 16–14. It was their 10th meeting; after it, Wesleyan (CT) led the series 6–4.
Final
In the newspapers

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 56% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Amherst–Wesleyan (CT) gameWesleyan (CT) leads 15–5 in 20 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.
Around this game
Amherst
- Next gameat Crescent A.C.Oct. 19, 1895
- SeasonAmherst in 1895
- ProgramAmherst history and records
Wesleyan (CT)
- Next gamevs. New York UniversityOct. 19, 1895
- SeasonWesleyan (CT) in 1895
- ProgramWesleyan (CT) history and records