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1899 Amherst

4–⁠7–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Amherst in 1899, game by game: won at Williston 20–0; lost at Yale 0–23; lost vs. Williams 0–38; lost at Harvard 0–41; tied at Trinity (CT) 0–0; lost at Columbia 0–18; won vs. MIT 12–5; lost at Massachusetts 0–6; won at Bowdoin 11–6; lost at Wesleyan (CT) 0–40; won vs. WPI 24–5; lost vs. Wesleyan (CT) 5–11+20−41Won 20–0 at Williston+20WillistonLost 0–23 at Yale-23YaleLost 0–38 vs. Williams-38WilliamsLost 0–41 at Harvard-41HarvardTied 0–0 at Trinity (CT)0Trinity (CT)Lost 0–18 at Columbia-18ColumbiaWon 12–5 vs. MIT+7MITLost 0–6 at Massachusetts-6MassachusettsWon 11–6 at Bowdoin+5BowdoinLost 0–40 at Wesleyan (CT)-40Wesleyan (CT)Won 24–5 vs. WPI+19WPILost 5–11 vs. Wesleyan (CT)-6Wesleyan (CT)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23atWillistonW 20–⁠070%
Sep 30atYaleL 0–⁠2317%
Oct 4vsWilliamsL 0–⁠3860%
Oct 11atHarvardL 0–⁠419%
Oct 18atTrinity (CT)T 0–⁠044%
Oct 21atColumbiaL 0–⁠1835%
Oct 28vsMITW 12–⁠562%
Nov 4atMassachusettsL 0–⁠665%
Nov 11atBowdoinW 11–⁠638%
Nov 18atWesleyan (CT)L 0–⁠4016%
Nov 25vsWPIW 24–⁠575%
Nov 30vsWesleyan (CT)L 5–⁠1124%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wesleyan (CT) 11–⁠5.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Amherst’s 1899 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 28vsBoston CollegeL 0–⁠18Boston College’s articleOur records have Amherst playing MIT on October 28.
Record
4–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠2 3rd in the Triangular Football League (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
72–⁠193
Coach
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Elo
1311 −54 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−13.8 No. 37 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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