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1888 Amherst

2–⁠8–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Amherst in 1888, game by game: lost at Trinity (CT) 0–16; lost vs. Wesleyan (CT) 0–54; tied at Trinity (CT) 0–0; lost at Williams 0–53; lost vs. Yale 0–39; lost at MIT 0–48; lost at Harvard 0–102; lost at Yale 0–70; won vs. Massachusetts 58–0; won at Massachusetts 45–4; lost vs. Dartmouth 0–40+58−102Lost 0–16 at Trinity (CT)-16Trinity (CT)Lost 0–54 vs. Wesleyan (CT)-54Wesleyan (CT)Tied 0–0 at Trinity (CT)0Trinity (CT)Lost 0–53 at Williams-53WilliamsLost 0–39 vs. Yale-39YaleLost 0–48 at MIT-48MITLost 0–102 at Harvard-102HarvardLost 0–70 at Yale-70YaleWon 58–0 vs. Massachusetts+58MassachusettsWon 45–4 at Massachusetts+41MassachusettsLost 0–40 vs. Dartmouth-40Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3atTrinity (CT)L 0–⁠1641%
Oct 6vsWesleyan (CT)L 0–⁠5441%
Oct 10atTrinity (CT)T 0–⁠031%
Oct 13atWilliamsL 0–⁠5324%
Oct 19vsYaleL 0–⁠394%
Oct 27atMITL 0–⁠4821%
Nov 3atHarvardL 0–⁠1023%
Nov 10atYaleL 0–⁠702%
Nov 17vsMassachusettsW 58–⁠064%
Nov 24atMassachusettsW 45–⁠457%
Nov 29vsDartmouthL 0–⁠4029%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Dartmouth 40–⁠0.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).

Record
2–⁠8–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠3 5th in the Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
103–⁠426
Coach
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Elo
1130 −49 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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