FB: New England Small College Athletic Conference

[The #802]

Strength of Schedule - Opponents Combined Record
Bates: 22-3
Colby: 21-4
Ham  : 18-7
Bow  : 15-10
Midd : 14-11
Tufts: 11-14
Trin : 8-17
Will : 7-18
Wesl : 6-19
Amher: 3-22

Strength of Remaining Schedule
Amher: 17-3
Wesl : 14-6
Will : 14-6
Trin : 12-8
Tufts: 11-9
Bow  : 10-10
Midd : 9-11
Ham  : 6-14
Colby: 4-16
Bates: 3-17


I can easily see a scenario where Amherst finished 5-4.

[TheJeff]

Could Amherst go 5-4? Yes, but I don't think they've played their best football yet.

The offense is yet to piece together a complete game and Marek Hill has proved to be a legit QB with serious weapons at receiver. I felt offensive play calling restricted him vs Colby as they never went for the deep shots like they did in Middlebury. The lack of run game will hurt them against teams like Trinity and Wesleyan, but I think they can manage against Williams and Tufts.

The defense has been great to the run for the most part and seems more susceptible to the pass (concerning with Wesleyan on the horizon). As an alum, I trust Coach Mills and Coach Bussard will be able to game plan for the stronger offenses the next few weeks. With all that being said, I don't see Amherst winning a rock fight in the back half of their schedule.

Overall, they have not played a complete game on their way to 5-0. Question is: can they? Time will tell... my prediction is 7-2