Amherst vs. Tufts

Amherst and Tufts have 10 meetings on file, the first in 1877; Amherst leads the series 6–⁠4 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Amherst 6–⁠4.

Amherst wins
6
Tufts wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1877
Longest streak
3 Amherst
Current streak
1 Amherst
Last 10 meetings
Amherst 6–⁠4
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1870s1–⁠0
1880s2–⁠0
1890s0–⁠1
1900s1–⁠1
2020s2–⁠2
Average margin
12.1 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Amherst
4–⁠2 Amherst’s record at home
At Tufts
2–⁠2 Tufts’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 win1886: Amherst 22, Tufts 4by 18 points
  2. Tufts’s biggest win2024: Tufts 25, Amherst 0by 25 points
  3. Upset2022: Amherst 20, Tufts 17Amherst had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2025: Amherst 30, Tufts 14Amherst had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Amherst and Tufts, 1877 on13001500170018801900192019401960198020002020

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 31, 2026Amherst at Tufts upcomingat Tufts
Sep 27, 2025Amherst 30, Tufts 14at Amherst
Sep 28, 2024Tufts 25, Amherst 0at Tufts
Oct 21, 2023Tufts 34, Amherst 14at Amherst
Oct 22, 2022Amherst 20, Tufts 17at Tufts
Oct 13, 1906Amherst 12, Tufts 5at Amherst
Oct 27, 1900Tufts 11, Amherst 0at Tufts
Oct 26, 1892Tufts 18, Amherst 15at Amherst
Oct 20, 1886Amherst 22, Tufts 4at Amherst
Oct 13, 1886Amherst 18, Tufts 4at Tufts
Nov 17, 1877Amherst 8, Tufts 4at Amherst

Every game is listed as played on the field.