1893 Amherst football team

1893 Amherst football
1893 Amherst football
Conference	Triangular Football League
Record	7–6–1 (0–2 TFL)
Head coach	None;
Captain	Harris B. Haskell
Home stadium	Pratt Field
	Seasons ← 1892 1894 →

The 1893 Amherst football team represented the Amherst College as a member of the Triangular Football League (TFL) during the 1893 college football season. Amherst compiled an overall record of 7–6–1 with a mark of 0–2 in conference play, placing last out of three teams in the TFL. The team played home games at Pratt Field in Amherst, Massachusetts.

1893 Triangular Football League standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Dartmouth $	2	–	0	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Williams	1	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	2
Amherst	0	–	2	–	0	7	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27		Greenfield Athletic Club*	Pratt Field Amherst, MA	W 12–10		^[1]
September 30	3:00 p.m.	at Trinity (CT)*	Trinity grounds Hartford, CT	T 14–14		^[2]^[3]
October 4		Massachusetts*	Pratt Field Amherst, MA	W 26–0		^[4]
October 7	3:00 p.m.	at Harvard*	Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA	L 0–32	3,000	^[5]^[6]
October 14		Boston Tech*	Pratt Field Amherst, MA	W 14–6		^[7]
October 18	3:10 p.m.	at Yale*	Yale Field New Haven, CT	L 0–52	700	^[8]^[9]
October 21	3:30 p.m.	at Army*	The Plain West Point, NY	L 4–12	2,000	^[10]^[11]
October 25		Trinity (CT)*	Pratt Field Amherst, MA	W 18–0		^[12]
October 28	3:30 p.m.	at Boston Athletic Association*	South End Grounds Boston, MA	L 0–26	400–500	^[13]
October 30		Worcester Tech*	Pratt Field Amherst, MA	W 34–4		^[14]
November 1		Massachusetts*	Pratt Field Amherst, MA	W 16–2		^[15]
November 4		at Boston Tech*	South End Grounds Boston, MA	W 12–4	200	^[16]
November 11	2:35 p.m.	at Dartmouth	Hanover, NH	L 0–34	2,000	^[17]
November 18	2:00 p.m.	Williams	Pratt Field Amherst, MA (rivalry)	L 12–30	1,500	^[18]
*Non-conference game

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References

↑ "Amherst's Poor Showing.—The Result of the Game with the Greenfield A. C. Discouraging". The World. New York, New York. September 28, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Trinity-Amherst". Hartford Courant. Harford, Connecticut. September 30, 1893. p. 12. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Two Football Games.—Trinity and Amherst Play a Hard-Fought Game". Hartford Courant. Harford, Connecticut. October 2, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Amherst Weak In This Line". The World. New York, New York. October 5, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Four Places To Fill.—Harvard Has Many Men Trying, by None are up to the Mark Yet". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 7, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Solid As A Rock.—Harvard Rushline Stands Like A Stone Wall". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 8, 1893. p. 7. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Good Game At Amherst.—Home Team Won From Technology by a Score of 14 to 6". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 15, 1893. p. 4. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Was Great Football.—Yale Defeated Amherst by a Score of 52 to 0". The Morning Record. Meriden, Connecticut. October 19, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Sports Of The Day.—Yale Defeats Amherst At Foot-Ball 52 to 0". Hartford Courant. Harford, Connecticut. October 19, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Amherst Outplayed.—Laurie Bliss's West Point Cadets Seem to Be in Tiptop Form". The World. New York, New York. October 22, 1893. p. 12. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "West Point, 12; Amherst, 4". The Sunday Post. Boston, Massachusetts. October 22, 1893. p. 8. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Slugging On Both Sides.—Amherst Score Only Three Touchdowns Against Trinity". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 26, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Amherst Failed To Score.—B. A. A. Eleven Had an Easy Victory Over the College Boys". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 29, 1893. p. 4. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Amherst Defeat Tech.—Poorly Played Game With the Worcester Eleven". Hartford Courant. Harford, Connecticut. October 21, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "A Discouraging Outlook for Amherst". The Sun. New York, New York. November 2, 1893. p. 4. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Amherst 12, Tech 4.—Game Was Played in the Mud at the South End Grounds". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 5, 1893. p. 7. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Purple Badly Beaten". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 12, 1893. p. 7. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Williams Wins.—Amherst Beaten on Pratt Field 30 to 12". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 19, 1893. p. 4. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "1893 Amherst Lord Jeffs Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
↑ Rawson, Jonathan A. Jr., ed. (December 1893). "The Amherst College Olio 1895". The Amherst College Olio. Amherst, Massachusetts: The Junior Class of Amherst College: 114. Retrieved June 24, 2026.

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[1] "Amherst's Poor Showing.—The Result of the Game with the Greenfield A. C. Discouraging". The World. New York, New York. September 28, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[2] "Trinity-Amherst". Hartford Courant. Harford, Connecticut. September 30, 1893. p. 12. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] "Two Football Games.—Trinity and Amherst Play a Hard-Fought Game". Hartford Courant. Harford, Connecticut. October 2, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[4] "Amherst Weak In This Line". The World. New York, New York. October 5, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[5] "Four Places To Fill.—Harvard Has Many Men Trying, by None are up to the Mark Yet". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 7, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[6] "Solid As A Rock.—Harvard Rushline Stands Like A Stone Wall". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 8, 1893. p. 7. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[7] "Good Game At Amherst.—Home Team Won From Technology by a Score of 14 to 6". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 15, 1893. p. 4. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[8] "Was Great Football.—Yale Defeated Amherst by a Score of 52 to 0". The Morning Record. Meriden, Connecticut. October 19, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[9] "Sports Of The Day.—Yale Defeats Amherst At Foot-Ball 52 to 0". Hartford Courant. Harford, Connecticut. October 19, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[10] "Amherst Outplayed.—Laurie Bliss's West Point Cadets Seem to Be in Tiptop Form". The World. New York, New York. October 22, 1893. p. 12. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[11] "West Point, 12; Amherst, 4". The Sunday Post. Boston, Massachusetts. October 22, 1893. p. 8. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[12] "Slugging On Both Sides.—Amherst Score Only Three Touchdowns Against Trinity". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 26, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[13] "Amherst Failed To Score.—B. A. A. Eleven Had an Easy Victory Over the College Boys". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 29, 1893. p. 4. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[14] "Amherst Defeat Tech.—Poorly Played Game With the Worcester Eleven". Hartford Courant. Harford, Connecticut. October 21, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[15] "A Discouraging Outlook for Amherst". The Sun. New York, New York. November 2, 1893. p. 4. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[16] "Amherst 12, Tech 4.—Game Was Played in the Mud at the South End Grounds". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 5, 1893. p. 7. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[17] "Purple Badly Beaten". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 12, 1893. p. 7. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[18] "Williams Wins.—Amherst Beaten on Pratt Field 30 to 12". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 19, 1893. p. 4. Retrieved June 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[19] "1893 Amherst Lord Jeffs Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2026.

[20] Rawson, Jonathan A. Jr., ed. (December 1893). "The Amherst College Olio 1895". The Amherst College Olio. Amherst, Massachusetts: The Junior Class of Amherst College: 114. Retrieved June 24, 2026.

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