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1888 Amherst football team

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1888 Amherst football
ConferenceEastern Intercollegiate Football Association
Record2–8–1 (0–3 EIFA)
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
← 1887
1889 →
1888 Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Williams 3 1 0 4 4 0
Dartmouth 3 1 0 3 4 0
MIT 2 2 0 2 5 0
Stevens 1 2 0 2 7 1
Amherst 0 3 0 2 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

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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

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  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.