1878 Amherst football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2–1
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumBlake Field
Seasons
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1879 →
1878 college football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton   –   6 – 0 – 0
Yale   –   4 – 1 – 1
Columbia   –   0 – 0 – 1
CCNY   –   1 – 1 – 0
Stevens   –   1 – 1 – 2
Harvard   –   1 – 2 – 0
Penn   –   1 – 2 – 1
Rutgers   –   1 – 2 – 1
Amherst   –   1 – 3 – 0
Brown   –   0 – 1 – 0
Swarthmore   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1878 Amherst football team was an American football team that represented Amherst College during the 1878 college football season. The team compiled a record of 1–2–1.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 2at Yale
L 0–2[2]
November 9at Harvard
L 0–3[3]
November 13Brown
W 1–0[4][5]
November 16Yale
  • Blake Field
  • Amherst, MA
T 0–0[6]

References

  1. ^ "1878 Amherst Lord Jeffs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Football—College Championship Game Between Yale And Trinity". New York Herald. New York, New York. November 10, 1878. p. 7. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Foot-ball—Harvard And Amherst At The Boston Grounds—Harvard Wins". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 10, 1878. p. 8. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Foot-Ball at Amherst". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 14, 1878. p. 4. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Amherst College Olio 1880. 1880. p. 83. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "Amherst And Yale—The Second Match Between These Players A Draw". New York Herald. New York, New York. November 17, 1878. p. 7. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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