Amherst vs. Colgate

Amherst and Colgate first met in 1912 and have played 2 times; the series is tied 1–⁠1. Over the last 2 meetings it’s even at 1–⁠1.

Amherst wins
1
Colgate wins
1
Ties
0
First meeting
1912
Longest streak
1 Amherst
Current streak
1 Colgate
Last 10 meetings
even at 1–⁠1
Most recent
1913

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Amherst and Colgate, 1912 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.

From the newspapers

  • The New-York tribune's story of the 1912 game: AMHERST SPRINGSSURPRISE Defeats Colgate Eleyen, Fresh from Victory Over Cornell.

    1912 · New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], Oct 6, 1912

  • The Evening star's story of the 1913 game: COLGATE TRIMS AMHERST. Victors Show Unexpected Strength on Forward Pass PLAY.

    1913 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 5, 1913

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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Oct 4, 1913Colgate 21, Amherst 0at Colgate
Oct 5, 1912Amherst 13, Colgate 0at Amherst

Every game is listed as played on the field.