1891 Amherst football team

1891 Amherst football
1891 Amherst football
Conference	Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association
Record	8–4–3 (2–0–2 EIFA)
Head coach	None;
Captain	William H. Lewis
Home stadium	Pratt Field
	Seasons ← 1890 1892 →

The 1891 Amherst football team represented the Amherst College as a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association (EIFA) during the 1891 college football season. Amherst compiled an overall record of 8–4–3 with a mark of 2–0–2 in conference play, placing second in the EIFA.^[1] The team played home games at Pratt Field in Amherst, Massachusetts.

1891 Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Williams $	3	–	0	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
Amherst	2	–	0	–	2	8	–	4	–	3
Dartmouth	2	–	1	–	1	2	–	2	–	1
Boston Tech	1	–	3	–	0	5	–	7	–	2
Stevens	0	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30		Massachusetts*	Pratt Field Amherst, MA	W 44–0		^[2]
October 3	3:53 p.m.	Williston Seminary*	Pratt Field Amherst, MA	W 100–0		^[3]
October 7	3:35 p.m.	Springfield YMCA*	Pratt Field Amherst, MA	T 12–12		^[4]^[5]^[6]
October 9		at Phillips Academy*	Andover, MA	W 22–4		^[7]
October 10		at Harvard*	Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA	L 0–18	3,500	^[8]^[9]
October 21		at Springfield YMCA*	Outing Park Springfield, MA	L 4–18		^[10]^[11]
October 24		at Harvard*	Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA	L 0–39	800	^[12]^[13]
October 27	3:30 p.m.	Massachusetts*	Pratt Field Amherst, MA	W 16–0		^[14]
October 28	3:15 p.m.	Springfield YMCA*	Pratt Field Amherst, MA	W 24–4		^[15]^[16]
October 29	4:21 p.m.	at Massachusetts*	Agricultural College campus Amherst, MA	W 20–4		^[17]^[18]
October 31		at Boston Tech	South End Grounds Boston, MA	W 24–14	600	^[19]
November 7	3:30 p.m.	at Dartmouth	Hanover, NH	T 14–14	800	^[20]
November 11	2:30 p.m.	at Yale	Yale Field New Haven, CT	L 0–27	350	^[21]
November 14	3:36 p.m.	Stevens	Pratt Field Amherst, MA	W 38–0		^[22]
November 20		Williams	Pratt Field Amherst, MA (rivalry)	T 0–0	1,000–2,000	^[23]^[24]
*Non-conference game

^[25]^[26]

References

↑ Hiscox, Morton, ed. (December 1891). "The Amherst College Olio 1893". The Amherst College Olio. Amherst, Massachusetts: The Junior Class of Amherst College: 122. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
↑ "Amhersts Defeat The Aggies—On Pratt Field by the Score of 44 to 0". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 1, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Amherst Defeats Williston—A One-Sided Game at Amherst—Score 100 to 0". The Springfield Sunday Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 4, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "The Football Game At Amherst—Interesting Contest Between the College Eleven and Stagg's Team". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 8, 1891. p. 8. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Amherst Met Her Match". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 8, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Amherst College". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 11, 1901. p. 10. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Amherst, 22; Andover, 4". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 10, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Harvard Snap.—Much Vigor In The Game With Amherst". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 11, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Harvard Defeats Amherst". The New York Times. October 11, 1891. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Stagg's Men Defeat The Amhersts—By a Score of 18 to 4 in a Scientific Game at Outing Park". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 18, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Amherst Line Work Weak". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 22, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Without Life". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 25, 1891. p. 7. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Harvard's Stock Rises". The New York Times. October 25, 1891. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "The Amhersts Defeat The Aggies—But by a Slender Score—The College Eleven Does Poor Work". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 28, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Stagg's Men Lose At Amherst—A Well-Played Game in which the College Eleven Show Great Improvement, Winning 24 to 4". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 29, 1891. p. 8. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Scored On A Fluke". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 29, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Aggies Score On The Amhersts—But are Beaten after a Hard Game—The College Team Shows Up Poorly". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 30, 1891. p. 7. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ ""Aggie" Scores Against Amherst". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 30, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Amherst's Great Team Work.—Crippled Tech Eleven Fought Card, but Were Overpowered". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 1, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Worked The Criss Cross". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 8, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Yale Men Knocked Out". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 12, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Amherst Wins Against Stevens—In a Championship Game at Amherst". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 15, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Brilliant Games Of Football—Not A Point Made At Amherst—In The Amherst-Williams Championship Contest—A Strong Fight Between Two Well-Matched Teams". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 21, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Neither Williams nor Amherst Scored". The Sun. New York, New York. November 21, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved June 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "1891 Amherst Lord Jeffs Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
↑ Hiscox, Morton, ed. (December 1891). "The Amherst College Olio 1893". The Amherst College Olio. Amherst, Massachusetts: The Junior Class of Amherst College: 122. Retrieved June 25, 2026.

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[1] Hiscox, Morton, ed. (December 1891). "The Amherst College Olio 1893". The Amherst College Olio. Amherst, Massachusetts: The Junior Class of Amherst College: 122. Retrieved June 25, 2026.

[2] "Amhersts Defeat The Aggies—On Pratt Field by the Score of 44 to 0". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 1, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] "Amherst Defeats Williston—A One-Sided Game at Amherst—Score 100 to 0". The Springfield Sunday Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 4, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[4] "The Football Game At Amherst—Interesting Contest Between the College Eleven and Stagg's Team". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 8, 1891. p. 8. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[5] "Amherst Met Her Match". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 8, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[6] "Amherst College". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 11, 1901. p. 10. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[7] "Amherst, 22; Andover, 4". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 10, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[8] "Harvard Snap.—Much Vigor In The Game With Amherst". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 11, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[9] "Harvard Defeats Amherst". The New York Times. October 11, 1891. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Stagg's Men Defeat The Amhersts—By a Score of 18 to 4 in a Scientific Game at Outing Park". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 18, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[11] "Amherst Line Work Weak". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 22, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[12] "Without Life". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 25, 1891. p. 7. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[13] "Harvard's Stock Rises". The New York Times. October 25, 1891. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.

[14] "The Amhersts Defeat The Aggies—But by a Slender Score—The College Eleven Does Poor Work". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 28, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[15] "Stagg's Men Lose At Amherst—A Well-Played Game in which the College Eleven Show Great Improvement, Winning 24 to 4". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 29, 1891. p. 8. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[16] "Scored On A Fluke". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 29, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[17] "Aggies Score On The Amhersts—But are Beaten after a Hard Game—The College Team Shows Up Poorly". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 30, 1891. p. 7. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[18] ""Aggie" Scores Against Amherst". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 30, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[19] "Amherst's Great Team Work.—Crippled Tech Eleven Fought Card, but Were Overpowered". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 1, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[20] "Worked The Criss Cross". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 8, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[21] "Yale Men Knocked Out". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 12, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[22] "Amherst Wins Against Stevens—In a Championship Game at Amherst". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 15, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[23] "Brilliant Games Of Football—Not A Point Made At Amherst—In The Amherst-Williams Championship Contest—A Strong Fight Between Two Well-Matched Teams". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 21, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[24] "Neither Williams nor Amherst Scored". The Sun. New York, New York. November 21, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved June 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[25] "1891 Amherst Lord Jeffs Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2026.

[26] Hiscox, Morton, ed. (December 1891). "The Amherst College Olio 1893". The Amherst College Olio. Amherst, Massachusetts: The Junior Class of Amherst College: 122. Retrieved June 25, 2026.

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