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Amherst

FBSI · 1897 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–6–2
0.300 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
25
1877–1906
All-Time Record
108–110–21
0.496 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1877
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 7 · Top 25: 17
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 24 seasons · 7 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Amherst head-to-head · History & Eras

1897 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 12Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI9–0–2L 0–18
7Week 7 · Oct 12Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI10–1–1L 0–38
8Week 8 · Oct 19Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)H2HIND FBSI6–7L 0–24
9Week 9 · Oct 26MASSACHUSETTSUnranked—W 20–4
10Week 10 · Nov 2Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)H2HIND FBSI6–7L 0–14
10Week 10 · Nov 2Williams (WILLIAMS)H2HIND FBSI1–7–1T 6–6
11Week 11 · Nov 9Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND FBSI4–3L 0–54
11Week 11 · Nov 9Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))H2HIND FBSI4–4–1L 0–18
12Week 12 · Nov 16HOLY CROSSUnranked—T 6–6
13Week 13 · Nov 23M.I.T.Unranked—W 8–6

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
9.109
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-22
-22+0
  • Yale 0
  • Williams 0
  • Harvard -1
  • Dartmouth -3
  • Trinity (connecticut) -4
  • Wesleyan -7
  • Wesleyan -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #27Better than 81%
Win % Place 25thBetter than 82%

0.300 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#26W10#27W11#27W12#27W13#27Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-18
-38
-24
+16
-14
0
-54
-18
0
+2

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#101892#171893#171894#181895#271896

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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