Amherst College vs. Trinity College
October 31, 2006 * Jessee/Miller Field
Hartford, CT * 12:30 p.m.
THE SERIES
Amherst holds a 54-38-9 series edge over Trinity, but the Bantams have had more success as of late, currently riding a four-game winning streak against the Lord Jeffs. Trinity dominated the first half of the 1990s, winning every match-up from 1990 to 1995, followed by Amherst dominating the late 1990s, winning every match-up from 1996 to 2001. Three of the last Trinity victories over Amherst have been by ten points or fewer, with the only blowout coming in 2004 when the Bantams rolled over the Jeffs at Hitchcock Field, 31-7.
SCOUTING AMHERST
Coming off a decisive 24-6 win over Tufts, Amherst remains tied for second place in the NESCAC with Trinity at 5-1. Leading the charge for Amherst against the Jumbos was first-year running back Aaron Rauh, who rushed for 133 yards on 14 carries, including a long run of 64 yards, to earn NESCAC Rookie of the Week honors. Amherst remains atop the NESCAC standings in scoring defense, allowing just 4.8 points per game. The Lord Jeff offense has also been impressive, with Amherst standing second in the NESCAC in both passing offense (210 yds/gm) and rushing offense (135 yds/gm). Since losing to Middlebury, Amherst has outscored its opponents 85-9 during the current three-game winning streak.
SCOUTING TRINITY
Since being blown out by Williams College in week two of the 2006 season, the Bantams have been unstoppable. Trinity has allowed a combined three points in their last four games, outscoring their opponents 98-3 in that span, including a 34-3 blowout of a very good Middlebury team. The Bantams display the qualities of a well-balanced and complete team, sitting atop the NESCAC standings in pass defense (107.7 yds/gm), rushing offense (161.2 yds/gm), rushing defense (51.8 yds/gm), total defense (159.5 yds/gm), passing defense efficiency (81.5) and turnover margin (+0.83 per game).
LAST MEETING
Despite a career day for quarterback Nick Kehoe, the Amherst College football team suffered a 30-20 loss to the visiting Bantams. Kehoe completed 22-of-43 passes for a then-career-high 323 yards and a trio of touchdowns as the Jeffs fell to 5-2, while Trinity remained undefeated at 7-0, extended the then-longest active winning streak in Division III to 29 games and earned its 500th win in school history. In a match-up expected to be a tight, low-scoring affair, both squads surrendered more yards than either had allowed in a game all season. Trinity's 30 points was just four less than the Jeffs had surrendered for the entire year, while Amherst's 20 points was more than twice as many as the Bantams had given up. Trinity, however, dominated the tempo of the game, posting a 37:35-22:25 time-of-possession advantage and holding a 265 rushing-yard advantage.
2006 AMHERST
SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Sept. 23 BATES W 31-6
Sept 30 @ Bowdoin W 20-7
Oct. 7 @ Middlebury L 7-3
Oct. 14 COLBY W 38-3
Oct. 21 @ Wesleyan W 23-0
Oct. 28 TUFTS (fw) W 24-6
Nov. 4 @ Trinity 12:30 p.m.
Nov 11 WILLIAMS (hc) Noon
2006 TRINITY
SCHEDULE/RESULTS
9/23 COLBY W 27-10
9/30 @ Williams L 16-41
10/7 @ Hamilton W 13-0
10/14 TUFTS W 17-0
10/21 @ Bowdoin W 34-0
10/28 MIDDLEBURY W 34-3
11/4 AMHERST 1 p.m.
11/11 @ Wesleyan 12:00 p.m.
AMHERST PROBABLE STARTERS
LORD JEFF OFFENSE
QB – Nick Kehoe (11)
RB – Eric NeSmith (22)
FB – Chris Gillyard (34)
WR – Mark Hannon (1)
WR – Justin Macione (5)
TE – Matt Dunleavy (83)
LT- Dan Guariglia (66)
LG – Matt Mascioli (76)
C – Justin Wiley (72)
RG – Ryan Smith (75)
RT – Nate Riccardi (59)
LORD JEFF DEFENSE
OLB – Guy Matisis (45)
OLB – Dakota Jones (90)
DT – Jon Attridge (98)
DT – Brendan McKee (55)
NG – Greg Smith (50)
LB – Nick Boehm (29)
LB – Preston Puryear (53)
DB – Chris Mottau (7)
DB – AJ Scola (13)
DB – Rob Grammar (8)
DB – Mike Salerno (2)
TRINITY PROBABLE STARTERS
BANTAM OFFENSE
QB - Eric McGrath (5)
RB - Gennaro Leo (8)
WR - Justin Holiday (16)
WR - Chris Olenoski (17)
WR - Jeff Pratt (15)
TE - Mike Snow (46)
C - John Mihalko (71)
G - Mike Robinson (60)
G - Chris Cozza (66)
T - Ben Willig (78)
T - Erik Jefferson (64)
K - Kevin Swiniarski (93)
BANTAM DEFENSE
NT - Jeff Carpenter (94)
DE - DJ Lanz (97)
DE - Adam Difulvio (96)
OLB - Christian Allen (2)
OLB - Matt Rettig (44)
ILB - Nile Lundgren (9)
ILB - Tyler Berry (45)
CB - Jared Boyd (26)
CB - Paul Mounds (27)
FS - Mike Soules (20)
SS - Mark Randall (48)
P - Jeff Pratt (15)
AMHERST STATISTICAL LEADERS
PASSING
Nick Kehoe (95 of 166/1,260 yds/9 TD/6 int)
RUSHING
Eric NeSmith (73 att/349 yds/1 TD)
Aaron Rauh (67 att/334 yds/3 TD)
RECEIVING
Mark Hannon (35 rec/436 yds/6 TD)
Justin Macione (18 rec/286 yds/0 TD)
SPECIAL TEAMS
Matt Eberhart (7 for 9 FG/Long 36 yds)
Mark Hannon (15 punt returns/212 yds/1 TD)
TRINITY STATISTICAL LEADERS
PASSING
Eric McGrath (84 of 161/1,128 yds/ 11 TD/4 int)
RUSHING
Gennaro Leo (142 att/596 yds/7 TD)
RECEIVING
Chris Olenoski (23 rec/329 yds/4 TD)
SPECIAL TEAMS
Chris Olenoski (10 punt returns/147 total yds/77 long)
TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISONS
AMHERST TRINITY
Rushing Yards/Per Game 810 yds/135.0 avg 967 yds/161.2 avg
Passing Yards/Per Game 1,260 yds/210.0 avg 1,163 yds/193.8 avg
Total Offense/Per Game 2,070 yds/345.0 avg 2,130 yds/355.0 avg
Total Points/Per Game 139 pts/23.2 avg 141 pts/23.5 avg
Rushing Allowed/Per Game 477 yds/79.5 avg 311 yds/51.8 avg
Passing Allowed/Per Game 755 yds/125.8 avg 646 yds/107.7 avg
Total Offense Allowed/Per Game 1,232 yds/205.3 avg 957 yds/159.5 avg
Total Points Allowed/Per Game 29 pts/4.8 avg 54 pts/9.0 avg
2006 NESCAC STANDINGS
W L PF PA
Williams 6 0 188 46
Amherst 5 1 139 29
Trinity 5 1 141 54
Middlebury 4 2 83 91
Tufts 3 3 74 97
Wesleyan 3 3 70 71
Colby 2 4 47 122
Hamilton 2 4 18 52
Bates 0 6 53 137
Bowdoin 0 6 13 127
THIS WEEK IN THE NESCAC
Saturday, November 4
12:00 pm Middlebury at Hamilton
12:30 pm Bates at Bowdoin
12:30 pm Amherst at Trinity
12:30 pm Colby at Tufts
1:00 pm Wesleyan at Williams
AMHERST VS. TRINITY ALL-TIME RESULTS
Amherst leads 54-38-9 (101 meetings)
1886 Amherst 16 Trinity 8
1886 Amherst 20 Trinity 4
1887 Trinity 22 Amherst 6
1888 Trinity 16 Amherst 0
1888 Tie 0-0
1890 Amherst 12 Trinity 11
1890 Tie 0-0
1892 Amherst 26 Trinity 0
1892 Amherst 21 Trinity 8
1893 Tie 14-14
1893 Amherst 18 Trinity 0
1896 Trinity 12 Amherst 0
1897 Trinity 18 Amherst 0
1898 Amherst 12 Trinity 0
1899 Tie 0-0
1900 Tie 0-0
1901 Tie 0-0
1903 Amherst 18 Trinity 0
1904 Amherst 40 Trinity 0
1907 Amherst 11 Trinity 0
1908 Tie 6-6
1911 Trinity 13 Amherst 0
1912 Amherst 15 Trinity 0
1913 Trinity 13 Amherst 0
1914 Tie 0-0
1915 Trinity 7 Amherst 6
1916 Amherst 14 Trinity 0
1918 Amherst 21 Trinity 0
1919 Amherst 48 Trinity 7
1920 Amherst 14 Trinity 0
1922 Amherst 41 Trinity 0
1923 Amherst 41 Trinity 12
1928 Amherst 34 Trinity 0
1930 Tie 7-7
1931 Amherst 33 Trinity 6
1932 Amherst 31 Trinity 0
1933 Trinity 7 Amherst 6
1937 Amherst 20 Trinity 0
1938 Amherst 19 Trinity 0
1939 Amherst 19 Trinity 0
1940 Trinity 6 Amherst 0
1941 Trinity 13 Amherst 8
1942 Amherst 35 Trinity 6
1948 Trinity 46 Amherst 0
1949 Trinity 21 Amherst 6
1950 Trinity 47 Amherst 13
1951 Trinity 40 Amherst 27
1952 Trinity 7 Amherst 0
1953 Amherst 29 Trinity 14
1954 Trinity 21 Amherst 12
1955 Trinity 38 Amherst 14
1956 Trinity 31 Amherst 21
1957 Amherst 40 Trinity 7
1958 Amherst 22 Trinity 12
1959 Trinity 19 Amherst 6
1960 Amherst 22 Trinity 6
1961 Amherst 22 Trinity 8
1962 Trinity 25 Amherst 23
1963 Amherst 28 Trinity 7
1964 Amherst 27 Trinity 0
1965 Amherst 33 Trinity 26
1966 Amherst 22 Trinity 9
1967 Amherst 25 Trinity 24
1968 Amherst 31 Trinity 3
1969 Amherst 37 Trinity 7
1970 Trinity 36 Amherst 19
1971 Amherst 42 Trinity 29
1972 Amherst 34 Trinity 7
1973 Amherst 40 Trinity 7
1974 Trinity 24 Amherst 19
1975 Amherst 20 Trinity 17
1976 Trinity 24 Amherst 17
1977 Amherst 49 Trinity 14
1978 Trinity 41 Amherst 32
1979 Amherst 21 Trinity 6
1980 Trinity 35 Amherst 14
1981 Amherst 14 Trinity 3
1982 Amherst 10 Trinity 7
1983 Trinity 33 Amherst 16
1984 Amherst 22 Trinity 21
1985 Amherst 35 Trinity 12
1986 Trinity 48 Amherst 25
1987 Amherst 13 Trinity 10
1988 Amherst 30 Trinity 21
1989 Trinity 35 Amherst 0
1990 Trinity 44 Amherst 14
1991 Trinity 51 Amherst 7
1992 Trinity 44 Amherst 21
1993 Trinity 36 Amherst 19
1994 Trinity 46 Amherst 6
1995 Trinity 33 Amherst 10
1996 Amherst 24 Trinity 7
1997 Amherst 35 Trinity 8
1998 Amherst 32 Trinity 18
1999 Amherst 27 Trinity 0
2000 Amherst 28 Trinity 20
2001 Amherst 28 Trinity 10
2002 Trinity 21 Amherst 14
2003 Trinity 20 Amherst 14
2004 Trinity 31 Amherst 7
2005 Trinity 30 Amherst 20
