1899 Amherst football team

The 1889 Amherst football team was an American football team that represented the Amherst College during the 1889 college football season. Lead by first-year head coach Harry A. Smith, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7–1, placing third in the Triangular Football League (TFL) with a mark of 0–2.[1]

1899 Amherst football
ConferenceTriangular Football League
Record4–7–1 (0–2 TFL)
Head coach
  • Harry A. Smith (1st season)
CaptainW. D. Ballantine
Home stadiumPratt Field
1899 Triangular Football League standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wesleyan $ 2 –0 –07 –2 –0
Williams 1 –1 –09 –4 –0
Amherst 0 –2 –04 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Yale*
L 0–23[2]
October 4Williston*
W 20–0[3]
October 7Worcester Tech*Amherst, MAW 24–5
October 11at Harvard*
L 0–41[4]
October 14at Trinity (CT)*Hartford, CTT 0–0[5]
October 21at Columbia*
L 0–18500[6]
October 25Bowdoin*Amherst, MAW 11–6[7]
October 28Boston College*Amherst, MAL 0–18[8]
November 1Massachusetts*
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
L 0–6[9]
November 4MIT*Amherst, MAW 12–5[10]
November 11at Williams
L 0–38[11]
November 18WesleyanAmherst, MAL 0–40[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "Football". Olio. Junior Class, Amherst College: 162–164. 1901. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  2. "Yale and Harvard Open Foot Ball Season". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 1, 1899. p. 44 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Amherst Beats Williston". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 5, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Scores At Will". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 12, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Trinity's Great Game". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 16, 1899. p. 12. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Columbia, 18; Amherst, 0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. October 22, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Amherst 11, Bowdoin 6". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 26, 1899. p. 5. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Amherst Team Outplayed". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. October 29, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "Stevens Beaten Badly". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 2, 1899. p. 14. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Amherst, By 12 to 5,". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 5, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "Williams' Impressive Victory". The Inter Ocean. Chicago, Illinois. November 12, 1899. p. 10. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "Amherst Snowed Under". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 19, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.


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