The Biggest Little Game in America

Amherst Lord Jeffs

Williams Ephs

Sport

Football

First meeting

1884
Williams 15, Amherst 2

Latest meeting

November 14, 2015
Amherst 17, Williams 7^[1]

Next meeting

November 12, 2016^[2]

Statistics

Meetings total

130

All-time series

Williams leads, 71–54–5^[3]

Current win streak

Amherst, 5

The Biggest Little Game in America is an American college football rivalry featuring the Amherst Lord Jeffs and the Williams Ephs. Both programs play in the Division III New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). With the exception of a few hiatuses, the series has been played annually since 1884, making it the most played Division III rivalry game, and the fourth most played NCAA game at any level. Williams leads the all-time series 71–54–5.^[4]

History

The rivalry between Amherst College and Williams College predates football. It began with the founding of Amherst in 1821. Zephaniah Swift Moore, the president of Williams, had long determined that Williamstown was too remote. Unable to ensure the relocation of the college, he instead set out with a portion of the professors and student body to found a new school in Amherst, MA. Relations between the two schools have been heated ever since.^[5] The two schools, in addition to Wesleyan University, also compete in a series known as the "Little Three,"^[6] a play on the term "Big Three" traditionally referring to Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.

The November 10, 2007 contest between the two schools in Williamstown, MA was selected as the location for ESPN's College GameDay.^[7] This was the first time the program had been hosted by a Division III school. Additionally, in 2003 the rivalry was included in ESPN's Page 2 bracket of the best college football rivalries.^[8]

Other sports

The first intercollegiate baseball game was played between Amherst and Williams in 1859. In that game, Amherst defeated Williams by the score of 73–32.^[9]

References

↑ http://ephsports.williams.edu/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/20151114oolzo9
↑ http://www.nescac.com/sports/fball/1617_schedule
↑ http://athletics.amherst.edu/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/20151114o5elas
↑ "127th Meeting in 'The Biggest Little Game in America' Williams at Amherst 11/10". D3football.com. 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
↑ Reynolds, Lauren (July 23, 2007). "Sibling rivalry: Williams-Amherst remains heated". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
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↑ "'GameDay' goes off the beaten path to find the biggest little rivalry". ESPN. 2007-11-08. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
↑ "Page2 - Sworn enemies: Vote for best rivalry". ESPN. 2003-11-21. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
↑ Timanus, Eddie (2009-04-30). "Amherst, Williams continue baseball series of 150 years". USAToday. Retrieved 2013-10-05.

Amherst Lord Jeffs football

Venues	Pratt Field

Bowls & rivalries	The Biggest Little Game in America

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Williams Ephs football

Venues	Weston Field

Bowls & rivalries	The Biggest Little Game in America

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Amherst College

Research	Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory

Campus	Amherst Center for Russian Culture Beneski Museum of Natural History Emily Dickinson Museum Mead Art Museum Pratt Field The Octagon

Athletics	Amherst Lord Jeffs football (The Biggest Little Game in America)

Student Life	Amherst College Glee Club PVTA & Five College buses Five College Consortium Sigma Delta Rho

People	Amherst College people

Media	The Common The Massachusetts Review WAMH

Miscellaneous	Five College Museums/Historic Deerfield Folger Shakespeare Library Five Colleges Book Depository Sabrina Statue Little Three

Williams College

Activities	Williams-Mystic

Athletics	Ephs NESCAC Little Three NACDA Director's Cup Weston Field

Campus landmarks	Hopkins Observatory Williams College Museum of Art Paresky Center

History	Haystack Prayer Meeting Notable alumni Presidents Commencement Speakers Bicentennial Medal Winners

Miscellaneous	Clark Art Institute Mass MoCA Williams Club Williamstown Theater Festival

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