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The 2009 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team was an American football team that represented Amherst College as a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) during the 2009 NCAA Division III football season. In their 13th year under head coach E. J. Mills, the Lord Jeffs compiled an 8–0 record, won the NESCAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 162 to 83.[1]

Record8–0 (8–0 NESCAC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumPratt Field
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2009 Amherst Lord Jeffs football
NESCAC champion
ConferenceNew England Small College Athletic Conference
Record8–0 (8–0 NESCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPratt Field
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2009 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Amherst $ 8–0  8–0 
Trinity (CT) 6–2  6–2 
Williams 6–2  6–2 
Middlebury 5–3  5–3 
Colby 4–4  4–4 
Bowdoin 3–5  3–5 
Wesleyan 3–5  3–5 
Hamilton 2–6  2–6 
Tufts 2–6  2–6 
Bates 1–7  1–7 
  • $ – Conference champion
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The 2009 season was Amherst's first outright NESCAC championship.[2] It was also one of seven perfect seasons in the history of Amherst's football program, along with 1942, 1964, 1984, 2011, 2014, and 2015.

Key players included quarterback Alex Vetras and linebacker Sam Clark, both of whom received NESCAC player of the week honors during the 2009 season.[3]

The team played its home games at Pratt Field in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at HamiltonClinton, NYW 21–12
October 3BowdoinW 13–12
October 10Middlebury
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 20–10
October 17at ColbyWaterville, MEW 23–13
October 24Wesleyan
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 23–0[4][5]
October 31at TuftsMeford, MAW 13–3[6]
November 7Trinity (CT)
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 23–12[7][8]
November 14at WilliamsWilliamstown, MA (The Biggest Little Game in America)W 26–21[9]
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