Amherst at Colgate
Saturday, October 4, 1913 Share
Colgate beat Amherst 21–0. It was their second meeting; the series is even at 1–1.
Final
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 5, 1913, page 1
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COLGATE TRIMS AMHERST. Victors Show Unexpected Strength on Forward Pass PLAY. decisively defeated Amherst at foot ball this afternoon. 21 to q. Colgate showed unexpected strength, considering the in juries some of the men received in last weeks game with Cornell, while Amherst was unable to reach even within striking distance of the goal Most of Colgate’s gains were made on forward passes or trick plays, which were made possible by the strength of the line. Brooks tried two field goals. but missed each by few inches.

The Washington times, District of Columbia, October 5, 1913, page 16 (results column)
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Football Results Maryland Aggies, As; Richmond. O. Georgetown, A; Randolph-Macon.O O Gallaudet, o; Washington and Lee. “a Princeton, So; Fordham, 0. Harvard, Il; Bates, 0. Yale, o; Maine, o. Pennsylvania, 10; LAFAYETTE. O. Annapolis O; Pittsburgh 0. West Point “a; Stevens, 0. Cornell, 81; Oberlin, II. Carlisle. 81; Lehigh, Z. Virginia, 81; South Carolina, Q. Colgate. 21; Amherst, 0. Va. N. l., SO; William-Mary, 3. Williams, 20; Vermont, 0. Notre Dame, 81; Ohio Northern, 0. Georgia Tech, Al; Citadel, 0. ! Mass. Aggies, 6; Holy Cross, 0. st. Johns, IL; Mt. st. Mary’s, o. Swarthmore, o; Villanova, 0. Hayerford, z; Delaware, 0. Michigan. 48; Case, 0. Syracuse, Is; Hamilton, 0. Bucknell, 46; Lebanon, 0. Georgia, 10S; Presbyterian, 0. Purdue. 26; Wabash, 0. Wisconsin, So; Lawrence, Z. Trinity, 4S: Worcester Tech, 0. Vanderbilt, SO; Maryviile, 0. Dartmouth, So; Colby, 0. Rutgers, 36: Union, s. Wesleyan, 13; Bowdoin, 6. Tufts, So; n. H. State, 0. Wash. & JEFF, 26; Dickinson, 0. Ohio State, So; Ohio Wesleyan, 0. Minnesota, 25; Ames, o.. Tennessee, 95; Athens, o. Chicago, 21; Indiana, z. Rochester, 33; st. Lawrence, 0. Nebraska, 10; Washburn, 0. Colorado, 6; Wyoming, 0. Alabama, 81; Birmingham, 0.
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)
Colgate 85% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Amherst–Colgate gameTied 1–1 in two meetings.
| 1913 | Colgate 21, Amherst 0 | |
| 1912 | Amherst 13, Colgate 0 |
Around this game
Amherst
- Next gamevs. DartmouthNov. 1, 1913
- SeasonAmherst in 1913
- ProgramAmherst history and records
Colgate
- Next gamevs. HobartOct. 11, 1913
- SeasonColgate in 1913
- ProgramColgate history and records
