Amherst Mammoths football

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.

Amherst Mammoths football
First season1877
Athletic directorDon Faulstick
Head coachE. J. Mills
25th season, 145–51 (.740)
StadiumPratt Field
(capacity: 2,500)
Year built1890
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationAmherst, Massachusetts
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceNESCAC
RivalriesWilliams (rivalry)
ColorsPurple and white[1]
   
Websiteathletics.amherst.edu

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]

References
  1. "Amherst Sports Information". Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  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. "Amherst College and Amherst Athletics Quickfacts", 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.
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