Amherst College
5-42025 recordNESCAC · Pratt Field at Lehrman Stadium · 2,500
Openervs Bates · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET · Pratt Field at Lehrman Stadium · series 3-2, last win 2024
Updated Tue Sep 15 · preseason
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sep 19 | #591 | #612 | Bates | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #590 | #608 | @Hamilton | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Bowdoin | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | Middlebury | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Colby | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Wesleyan (CT) | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Tufts | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Trinity (CT) | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Williams |
Game Week
4d 17h
until kickoff · vs Bates · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET
Amherst is the aristocrat of New England small-college football—disciplined excellence through systematic coaching and gentleman athletics, seven perfect seasons across generations.
Fans here believe the Little Three knows Amherst belongs at the mountaintop. Seven perfect seasons across 50+ years is not a fluke; the current rebuild is a cycle, not a ceiling.
The games that decide the season
What it is like to watch them2025 · 5-4 · last season
✓ measured from 9 games · ranks are among NESCAC teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games
Amherst College has won two of its last five.
Cooling. 5-5 over the last 10, and won the last one.
Outcome band · Amherst College · 2025
Outcome band · Amherst College · 2025Amherst College's most likely season is 5-4 — competitive NESCAC campaign. The floor is 3-6; the ceiling is 8-1.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 9-game frame.
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Game day
Amherst is the aristocrat of New England small-college football—disciplined excellence through systematic coaching and gentleman athletics, seven perfect seasons across generations.
Playoff path
Amherst College sits 5th in the NESCAC and 107th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wesleyan (CT) | 7-2 | 7-2 | 60.3 |
| 2 | Trinity (CT) | 7-2 | 7-2 | 60.1 |
| 3 | Colby | 6-3 | 6-3 | 57.1 |
| 4 | Williams | 5-4 | 5-4 | 52.8 |
| 5 | Amherst | 5-4 | 5-4 | 52.2 |
| 6 | Middlebury | 5-4 | 5-4 | 52.2 |
| 7 | Tufts | 4-5 | 4-5 | 48.2 |
| 8 | Bowdoin | 2-7 | 2-7 | 39.8 |
NESCAC champions have earned an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III playoffs since 2026. Win the NESCAC and the automatic berth comes with it; fall short and an at-large bid is decided by NPI.
Signature win 34-7 over Bowdoin; toughest day 21-31 against Wesleyan (CT).
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.