1961 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2025 1961 Amherst Lord Jeffs football Little Three Conference Little Three 7–1 1–1 Jim Ostendarp 3rd Pratt Field The 1961 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team was an American football team that represented Amherst College as a member of the Little Three Conference during the 1961 college football season. In their third year under head coach Jim Ostendarp, the Lord Jeffs compiled a 7–1 record and outscored by a total of 229 to 61.Official Collegiate Football Record Book 1962, p. 96. The team played home games at Pratt Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. Tackle Paul Abodeely received third-team honors on the 1961 Little All-America college football team.Annual Little All-Americans -- Small College Stars Selected The Shreveport Journal Harold Claassen December 6, 1961 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88758261/annual-little-all-americans-small/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 30 at Springfield<ncg> Pratt Field Springfield, MA W 24-0 1,500–2,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 Springfield) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/673/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 1, 2024 October 7 American International<ncg> Pratt Field Amherst, MA W 28-14 1,200–2,000 Amherst Tops AIC, 28-14: Lord Jeffs Tally All Points in First Half Springfield Sunday Republican Jerome H. Radding October 8, 1961 B1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-union-amherst-tops-aic-28-1/152465617/ Newspapers.com October 14 1961 Bowdoin Polar Bears Bowdoin<ncg> Pratt Field Amherst, MA W 27-6 500 October 21 at Coast Guard<ncg> Jones Field New London, CT W 40-7 2,500–2,700 Unbeaten Amherst Whips Coast Guard 40-7 The Hartford Courant Jimmy Canavelis October 22, 1961 4C https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-unbeaten-amherst-whips/152372088/ Newspapers.com October 28 Wesleyan Pratt Field Amherst, MA W 48-8 5,000–6,000 Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 Wesleyan) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/764/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association September 16, 2024 November 4 at Tufts<ncg> Tufts Oval Medford, MA W 40-6 7,500–8,000 Unbeaten Amherst Trounces Tufts, 40-6 Springfield Republican Jerome H. Radding November 6, 1961 1B, 2B https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-union-unbeaten-amherst-troun/152336287/ Newspapers.com November 11 Trinity (CT)<ncg> Pratt Field Amherst, MA W 22-8 6,300 Unbeaten Amherst Turns Back Trinity The Hartford Courant Bill Lee November 12, 1961 1C, 8C https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-unbeaten-amherst-turns/152314157/ Newspapers.com November 18 at Williams Weston Field Williamstown, MA (The Biggest Little Game in America) L 0-12 7,500–10,000 Williams in 12-0 Upset Over Amherst: Underdog Ephmen Pin Only Setback on Jeffs The Springfield Sunday Republican November 19, 1961 1B, 3B https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-union-williams-in-12-0-upset/152395378/ Newspapers.com Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (Williams) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/789/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 1, 2024 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 Amherst) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/24/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association January 29, 2025 References Amherst Category:Amherst Mammoths football seasons Amherst Lord Jeffs football