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1984 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team

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1984 Amherst Lord Jeffs football
Little Three champion
ConferenceLittle Three Conference
Record8–0 (2–0 Little Three)
Head coach
Home stadiumPratt Field
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →

The 1984 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team was an American football team that represented Amherst College as a member of the Little Three Conference during the 1984 NCAA Division III football season. In their 26th year under head coach Jim Ostendarp, the Lord Jeffs compiled an 8–0 record, won the Little Three championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 192 to 56.[1]

The 1984 season was the third perfect season in the history of Amherst's football program. The first was 1942, the second was 1964,and others followed in 2009, 2011, 2014, and 2015.

The team played its home games at Pratt Field in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at BatesLewiston, MEW 21–5
September 29BowdoinW 43–0
October 6at MiddleburyMiddlebury, VTW 28–10
October 13Colby
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 19–7
October 20at Wesleyan
W 6–07,200[2][3]
October 27Tufts
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 30–73,663[4][5]
November 3at Trinity (CT)W 22–217,727[6]
November 10Williams
W 23–310,000[7][8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Amherst Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  2. ^ Bruce Berlet (October 21, 1984). "Amherst Puts Right Foote Forward, 6-0". The Hartford Courant. p. B17 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Amherst, 6-0". The Hartford Courant. October 21, 1984. p. B20 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Amherst stays on track, 30-7". The Boston Globe. October 28, 1984. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Amherst's Defense Grounds Tufts, 30-7". The Hartford Courant. October 28, 1984. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Bruce Berlet (November 4, 1984). "Amherst Grounds Trinity". The Hartford Courant. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Amherst clinches Little 3". The Boston Globe. November 11, 1984. p. 79 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Bob McDonough (November 12, 1984). "Eph gridders fall 23-6 to unbeaten Amherst". The Berkshire Eagle. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Undefeated Jeffs topple Ephs". North Adams Transcript. November 12, 1984. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.