1888 Amherst football
ConferenceEastern Intercollegiate Football Association
Record2–8–1 (0–3 EIFA)
Head coach
  • None
1888 Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Williams 3 1 04 4 0
Dartmouth 3 1 03 4 0
MIT 2 2 02 5 0
Stevens 1 2 02 7 1
Amherst 0 3 02 8 1

The 1888 Amherst football team represented the Amherst University as a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association (EIFA) during the 1888 college football season. Amherst compiled an overall record of 2–8–1 with a mark of 0–3 in EIFA play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6at Wesleyan*Middletown, CTL 0–54 or 0–62[1][2]
October 18Massachusetts*Amherst, MAW 58–0[3]
October 193:20 p.m.Yale*Amherst, MAL 0–39[4]
October 27at MITL 0–48[5]
October 30at Massachusetts*
W 45–4
October 31vs. Trinity (CT)Springfield, MAT 0–0[6][7]
November 3at Harvard*L 0–102[8]
November 7WilliamsAmherst, MA (rivalry)L 0–53[9]
November 10at Yale*L 0–70[10]
November 14at Trinity (CT)*Hartford, CTL 0–16[11]
November 21at DartmouthAmherst, MAL 0–40[12]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Middletown". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 8, 1888. p. 6. Retrieved March 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. "Sporting Matters". The Meriden Daily Republican. Meriden, Connecticut. October 8, 1888. p. 4. Retrieved March 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Amherst, 58; "Aggies, 0". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 19, 1888. p. 3. Retrieved March 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Rah! Rah! Rah! Yale". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 20, 1888. p. 5. Retrieved March 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Yale[sic] Outdone By Tech". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 28, 1888. p. 6. Retrieved March 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Trinity And Amherst Play an Exciting Game; Neither Side Scoring". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. November 1, 1888. p. 8. Retrieved March 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "Amherst And Trinity Kick A Draw". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 1, 1888. p. 5. Retrieved March 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Big Score By Harvard". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 4, 1888. p. 2. Retrieved March 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. "Disqualified For Slugging". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 8, 1888. p. 8. Retrieved March 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. "Yale, 70; Amherst, 0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 11, 1888. p. 4. Retrieved March 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. "Trinity, 16; Amherst, 0". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 15, 1888. p. 4. Retrieved March 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. "Dartmouth Wins". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 22, 1888. p. 5. Retrieved March 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. "1888 Amherst Lord Jeffs Football Schedule and Results". College-Football at Sports-Reference.com. College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 14, 2019.


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