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. Led 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
Conference	Triangular Football League
Record	4–7–1 (0–2 TFL)
Head coach	Harry A. Smith (1st season)
Captain	W. D. Ballantine
Home stadium	Pratt Field
Seasons ← 1898 1900 →

1899 Triangular Football League standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wesleyan $	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Williams	1	–	1	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Amherst	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Yale*	Yale Field New Haven, CT	L 0–23		[2]
October 4	Williston*	Pratt Field Amherst, MA	W 20–0		[3]
October 7	Worcester Tech*	Amherst, MA	W 24–5
October 11	at Harvard*	Soldier's Field Boston, MA	L 0–41		[4]
October 14	at Trinity (CT)*	Hartford, CT	T 0–0		[5]
October 21	at Columbia*	Manhattan Field New York, NY	L 0–18	500	[6]
October 25	Bowdoin*	Amherst, MA	W 11–6		[7]
October 28	Boston College*	Amherst, MA	L 0–18		[8]
November 1	Massachusetts*	Pratt Field Amherst, MA	L 0–6		[9]
November 4	MIT*	Amherst, MA	W 12–5		[10]
November 11	at Williams	Weston Field Williamstown, MA (rivalry)	L 0–38		[11]
November 18	Wesleyan	Amherst, MA	L 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 .
4. "Scores At Will". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 12, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Trinity's Great Game". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 16, 1899. p. 12. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Columbia, 18; Amherst, 0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. October 22, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Amherst 11, Bowdoin 6". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 26, 1899. p. 5. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Amherst Team Outplayed". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. October 29, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Stevens Beaten Badly". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 2, 1899. p. 14. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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 .
11. "Williams' Impressive Victory". The Inter Ocean. Chicago, Illinois. November 12, 1899. p. 10. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
12. "Amherst Snowed Under". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 19, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .