Pat McGrath

The contest was evenly matched with each team heading into the game with a record of 5-2. Both teams had suffered uncharacteristic losses-Amherst lost its second game to Bowdoin College and Williams to Colby College-while each also fell to seemingly unbeatable Trinity College. Head Coach E.J. Mills believed that

The loss dropped Amherst to 5-2 overall and essentially debarred them from the prospect of winning the conference. But with a tilt against archrival Williams College this Saturday, the Little Three Championship can be secured with a win against the Ephs. This week’s loss may actually be the

Amherst slogged it out in the mud and rain against the Middlebury Panthers, pulling out a 15-0 win. Due to the weather, both teams had to rely on a ground attack. The Amherst offense showed its versatility in handing the ball off to a number of different running backs. Running

Bowdoin started off the first quarter with the ball but didn’t come away with any points on a nine-play drive. The trio of linebacker Justin Roemer ’06, defensive back Mike Salerno ’07 and linebacker Greg Muecke ’07 was effective all day against both the run

Amherst came away from the 2004 campaign with a Little Three Championship, six players on the All-NESCAC team and ranked fourth in the final New England Div. III poll. But a 6-2 record isn’t satisfactory for a storied and proud football program that aims for perfection every fall.