Amherst vs. Bates

Amherst and Bates first met in 1901 and have played 6 times; Amherst leads the series 4–⁠2. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Amherst 4–⁠2.

Amherst wins
4
Bates wins
2
Ties
0
First meeting
1901
Longest streak
2 Amherst
Current streak
1 Amherst
Last 10 meetings
Amherst 4–⁠2
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s1–⁠0
2020s3–⁠2
Average margin
7.3 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Amherst
2–⁠1 Amherst’s record at home
At Bates
1–⁠2 Bates’s record at home
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Amherst’s biggest win2024: Amherst 19, Bates 7by 12 points
  2. Bates’s biggest win2022: Bates 27, Amherst 23by 4 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Amherst and Bates, 1901 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 19, 2026Amherst 24, Bates 14at Amherst
Sep 13, 2025Bates 26, Amherst 23at Bates
Sep 14, 2024Amherst 19, Bates 7at Amherst
Oct 7, 2023Amherst 17, Bates 7at Bates
Oct 8, 2022Bates 27, Amherst 23at Amherst
Oct 15, 1901Amherst 5, Bates 0at Bates

Every game is listed as played on the field.