1888 Amherst football team

1888 Amherst football
Conference	Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association
Record	2–8–1 (0–3 EIFA)
Head coach	None

1888 Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Williams	3	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Dartmouth	3	–	1	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
MIT	2	–	2	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Stevens	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Amherst	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	1

The 1888 Amherst football team represented the Amherst University as a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association (EIFA) during the 1888 college football season. Amherst compiled an overall record of 2–8–1 with a mark of 0–3 in EIFA play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 6		at Wesleyan*	Middletown, CT	L 0–54 or 0–62	[1][2]
October 18		Massachusetts*	Amherst, MA	W 58–0	[3]
October 19	3:20 p.m.	Yale*	Amherst, MA	L 0–39	[4]
October 27		at MIT	Union Grounds Boston, MA	L 0–48	[5]
October 30		at Massachusetts*	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 45–4
October 31		vs. Trinity (CT)	Springfield, MA	T 0–0	[6][7]
November 3		at Harvard*	Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA	L 0–102	[8]
November 7		Williams	Amherst, MA (rivalry)	L 0–53	[9]
November 10		at Yale*	Yale Field New Haven, CT	L 0–70	[10]
November 14		at Trinity (CT)*	Hartford, CT	L 0–16	[11]
November 21		at Dartmouth	Amherst, MA	L 0–40	[12]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Middletown". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 8, 1888. p. 6. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Sporting Matters". The Meriden Daily Republican. Meriden, Connecticut. October 8, 1888. p. 4. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Amherst, 58; "Aggies, 0". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 19, 1888. p. 3. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Rah! Rah! Rah! Yale". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 20, 1888. p. 5. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Yale[sic] Outdone By Tech". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 28, 1888. p. 6. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Trinity And Amherst Play an Exciting Game; Neither Side Scoring". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. November 1, 1888. p. 8. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Amherst And Trinity Kick A Draw". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 1, 1888. p. 5. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Big Score By Harvard". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 4, 1888. p. 2. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Disqualified For Slugging". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 8, 1888. p. 8. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "Yale, 70; Amherst, 0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 11, 1888. p. 4. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
11. "Trinity, 16; Amherst, 0". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 15, 1888. p. 4. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
12. "Dartmouth Wins". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 22, 1888. p. 5. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
13. "1888 Amherst Lord Jeffs Football Schedule and Results". College-Football at Sports-Reference.com. College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 14, 2019.