Amherst at Colgate

Saturday, October 4, 1913

Colgate beat Amherst 21–⁠0. It was their second meeting; the series is even at 1–⁠1.

AwayAmherst0–⁠2 in 1913
0
HomeColgate6–⁠1–⁠1 in 1913
21

Final

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: COLGATE TRIMS AMHERST. Victors Show Unexpected Strength on Forward Pass PLAY.

    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 The Washington times's story: Football Results

    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.

Tied 1–⁠1 in two meetings.

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1913Colgate 21, Amherst 0
1912Amherst 13, Colgate 0

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