1998 Williams Ephs football team

1998 Williams Ephs football
1998 Williams Ephs football
Little Three champion
Conference	New England Small College Athletic Conference, Little Three Conference
Record	8–0 (8–0 NESCAC, 2–0 Little Three)
Head coach	Dick Farley (12th season);
Offensive coordinator	Dave Caputi (13th season)
Home stadium	Weston Field
	Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Williams	8	–	0	8	–	0
Tufts	7	–	1	7	–	1
Wesleyan	6	–	2	6	–	2
Amherst	5	–	3	5	–	3
Bowdoin	5	–	3	5	–	3
Middlebury	3	–	5	3	–	5
Trinity (CT)	2	–	6	2	–	6
Colby	2	–	6	2	–	6
Bates	1	–	7	1	–	7
Hamilton	1	–	7	1	–	7

No conference champion recognized

The 1998 Williams Ephs football team was an American football team that represented Williams College as a member of both the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) and the Little Three Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division III football season. In their 12th year under head coach Dick Farley, the Ephs compiled a perfect 8–0 record, won the Little Three championship, finished in first place in the NESCAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 314 to 76.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Bowdoin	Weston Field Williamstown, MA	W 42–0
October 3	Trinity (CT)	Weston Field Williamstown, MA	W 34–6
October 10	at Bates	Lewiston, ME	W 27–0
October 17	Middlebury	Weston Field Williamstown, MA	W 38–14
October 24	at Tufts	Medford, MA	W 42–7
October 31	at Hamilton	Clinton, NY	W 39–14
November 7	Wesleyan	Weston Field Williamstown, MA	W 57–19	7,192	^[2]
November 14	at Amherst	Pratt Field Amherst, MA	W 35–16	8,000	^[3]
Homecoming

^ "1998 - Williams (MA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
^ Howard Herman (November 8, 1998). "Records fall as Ephs Roll: Wesleyan victim of 57-19 rout". The Berkshire Eagle. pp. C1, C2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Howard Herman (November 15, 1998). "A prefect finish: Ephs wrap up 8-0 campaign with 35-16 win over Jeffs". The Berkshire Eagle. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	Weston Field
Bowls & rivalries	Amherst: 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 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024