Amherst vs. MIT

Amherst and MIT first met in 1886 and have played 16 times; Amherst leads the series 11–⁠5. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Amherst 9–⁠1, and Amherst has won the last 9.

Amherst wins
11
MIT wins
5
Ties
0
First meeting
1886
Longest streak
9 Amherst
Current streak
9 Amherst
Last 10 meetings
Amherst 9–⁠1
Most recent
1900

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1880s0–⁠4
1890s10–⁠1
1900s1–⁠0
Average margin
15.6 points; 8 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Amherst
6–⁠1 Amherst’s record at home
At MIT
4–⁠5 MIT’s record at home
Shutouts
5

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Amherst’s biggest win1890: Amherst 38, MIT 4by 34 points
  2. MIT’s biggest win1887: MIT 54, Amherst 0by 54 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Amherst and MIT, 1886 on1300150017001900192019401960198020002020

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, 1900Amherst 18, MIT 0at MIT
Oct 28, 1899Amherst 12, MIT 5at Amherst
Nov 19, 1898Amherst 10, MIT 6at MIT
Nov 20, 1897Amherst 8, MIT 6at Amherst
Nov 16, 1895Amherst 20, MIT 4at Amherst
Nov 24, 1894Amherst 6, MIT 4at MIT
Nov 25, 1893Amherst 14, MIT 6at MIT
Nov 8, 1893Amherst 12, MIT 4at Amherst
Nov 9, 1892Amherst 14, MIT 0at Amherst
Oct 1, 1892MIT 6, Amherst 4at MIT
Nov 7, 1891Amherst 24, MIT 14at Amherst
Nov 1, 1890Amherst 38, MIT 4at MIT
Oct 26, 1889MIT 10, Amherst 9at Amherst
Oct 27, 1888MIT 48, Amherst 0at MIT
Nov 12, 1887MIT 54, Amherst 0at MIT
Oct 30, 1886MIT 22, Amherst 0at MIT

Every game is listed as played on the field.