| Amherst Mammoths football | |
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| First season | 1877; 148 years ago |
| Athletic director | Don Faulstick |
| Head coach | E. J. Mills 28th season, 153–70 (.686) |
| Stadium | Pratt Field (capacity: 2,500) |
| Year built | 1890 |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Amherst, Massachusetts |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | NESCAC |
| Rivalries | Williams (rivalry) |
| Colors | Purple and white [1] |
| Website | athletics.amherst.edu |
The Amherst Mammoths represent Amherst College of Amherst, Massachusetts in the sport of college football. [2] The football team is coached by E. J. Mills. [3] Amherst is one of the " Little Three ".
Amherst claims its athletics program as the oldest in the nation, [4] pointing to its compulsory physical fitness regimen put in place in 1860 (the mandate that all students participate in sports or pursue physical education has been discontinued). [5] One-third of the student body participates in sports at the intercollegiate level, and eighty percent participate in intramural and club sports teams. [4]
The game between Amherst College and Wesleyan University during the 2021 season has been coined as "The Mud-Bowl Miracle." In the 4th overtime of the game, after a fourth down conversion by junior RB Louis Eckelkamp, junior QB Brad Breckenridge completed a one-handed lob over his head to his favorite wideout junior Carson Ochsenhirt to score the winning touchdown. 5th year CB Ricky Goodson sealed the win shortly thereafter. [6]
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