1942 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team

1942 Amherst Lord Jeffs football
Little Three champion
ConferenceLittle Three Conference
Record7–0 (2–0 Little Three)
Head coach
Home stadiumPratt Field
Seasons
← 1941
1945 →

The 1942 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team was an American football team that represented Amherst College as a member of the Little Three Conference during the 1942 college football season. In their 11th year under head coach Lloyd Jordan, the Lord Jeffs compiled a 7–0 record, won the Little Three championship, shut out four of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 175 to 31.[1]

The 1942 season was the first perfect season in the history of Amherst's football program. Others followed in 1964, 1984, 2009, 2011, 2014, and 2015.

The team played its home games at Pratt Field in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Springfield*
W 27–19
October 10at Bowdoin*Brunswick, MEW 25–0[2]
October 17Rochester*
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 6–0[3]
October 24at Wesleyan
W 27–05,000[4]
October 31Massachusetts State*
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 43–0
November 7at Trinity (CT)*
W 35–6[5]
November 14Williams
W 12–610,000[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Amherst Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Stalled For Half, Jeffs Finally Roll: Amherst Clips Bowdoin, 25-0". Portland Sunday Telegram and Sunday Press Herald. October 11, 1942. pp. 5B, 8B – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Frank Lillich (October 18, 1942). "Varsity Thwarted in Amherst Duel, 6 to 0". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Frank Keyes (October 25, 1942). "Unbeaten Amherst Trounces Wesleyan By 27 To 0 In 'Little Three' Contest". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1.
  5. ^ Frank Keyes (November 8, 1942). "Unbeaten Amherst Eleven Routs Trinity, 35 To 6, For Sixth Straight Victory: Hart Scores on 93 Yards Interception". The Hartford Courant. pp. IV-1, IV-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ John M. Flynn (November 16, 1942). "Amherst Scores Surprise 12-6 Win Over Favored Williams Football Team". The Berkshire Evening Eagle. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.