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Amherst vs. Colby

Amherst and Colby first met in 1903 and have played 7 times; Colby leads the series 4–⁠3. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Colby 4–⁠3.

Amherst wins
3
Colby wins
4
Ties
0
First meeting
1903
Longest streak
4 Colby
Current streak
1 Amherst
Last 10 meetings
Colby 4–⁠3
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s2–⁠0
2020s1–⁠4
Average margin
11 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Amherst
1–⁠2 Amherst’s record at home
At Colby
2–⁠2 Colby’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Amherst’s biggest win1903: Amherst 23, Colby 0by 23 points
  2. Colby’s biggest win2024: Colby 38, Amherst 7by 31 points
  3. Upset2025: Colby 13, Amherst 9Colby had a 35% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Amherst and Colby, 1903 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

Oct 17, 2026Amherst 21, Colby 15at Colby
Oct 18, 2025Colby 13, Amherst 9at Amherst
Oct 19, 2024Colby 38, Amherst 7at Colby
Oct 14, 2023Colby 19, Amherst 16at Amherst
Oct 15, 2022Colby 17, Amherst 12at Colby
Oct 29, 1904Amherst 5, Colby 0at Colby
Oct 31, 1903Amherst 23, Colby 0at Amherst

Every game is listed as played on the field.