Amherst Mammoths football

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Amherst Mammoths football
First season1877
Athletic directorDon Faulstick
Head coach E. J. Mills
26th season, 147–58 (.717)
Stadium Pratt Field at Lehrman Stadium
(capacity: 2,500)
Year built1890
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Amherst, Massachusetts
NCAA division Division III
Conference NESCAC
Rivalries Williams (rivalry)
ColorsPurple 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," along with Williams College and Wesleyan University.

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History

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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References

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  2. "Amherst football schedule and results - D3football".
  3. "Amherst College Athletics: Football: Head Coach E.J. Mills". Archived from the original on 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  4. 1 2 "Amherst College and Amherst Athletics Quickfacts [ permanent dead link ]", www.amherst.edu . Retrieved October 31, 2007.
  5. " Archived March 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine ", A History of Amherst College During the Administrations of its First Five Presidents.
  6. "The Mud-Bowl Miracle".