1888 Amherst football team

The 1888 Amherst football team represented the Amherst University during the 1888 college football season.

1888 Amherst football
Conference	Independent
1888 record	2–8–1
Head coach	None

1888 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale			–					13	–	0	–	0
Harvard			–					12	–	1	–	0
Princeton			–					11	–	1	–	0
Lehigh			–					10	–	2	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					5	–	1	–	1
Lafayette			–					6	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					4	–	2	–	0
Penn			–					9	–	7	–	0
Williams			–					4	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					2	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					1	–	2	–	0
Massachusetts			–					2	–	4	–	0
Stevens			–					2	–	7	–	1
Wesleyan			–					2	–	7	–	0
Amherst			–					2	–	8	–	1
Worcester Tech			–					1	–	4	–	0
Rutgers			–					1	–	7	–	1
Penn State			–					0	–	2	–	1
Swarthmore			–					0	–	5	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 3	at Trinity (CT)	Hartford, CT	L 0–16
October 6	Wesleyan	Amherst, MA	L 0–54
October 10	Trinity (CT)	Amherst, MA	T 0–0
October 13	at Williams	Williamstown, MA (rivalry)	L 0–53
October 19	Yale	Amherst, MA	L 0–39
October 27	at MIT	Cambridge, MA	L 0–48
November 3	at Harvard	Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA	L 0–102
November 10	at Yale	Yale Field New Haven, CT	L 0–70
November 17	Massachusetts	Amherst, MA	W 58–0
November 24	at Massachusetts	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 45–4
November 29	at Dartmouth	Amherst, MA	L 0–40

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References

1. "1888 Amherst Lord Jeffs Football Schedule and Results". College-Football at Sports-Reference.com. College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 14, 2019.