2006 Williams Ephs football team

The 2006 Williams Ephs football team was an American football team that represented Williams College as a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) and the Little Three Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division III football season. In their third year under head coach Mike Whalen,[1] the Ephs compiled an 8–0 record, won the NESCAC and Little Three championships, and outscored opponents by a total of 276 to 74.[2]

2006 Williams Ephs football
NESCAC champion
Little Three champion
ConferenceNew England Small College Athletic Conference, Little Three Conference
Record8–0 (8–0 NESCAC, 2–0 Little Three)
Head coach
Home stadiumWeston Field
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Williams $   8 0     8 0  
Trinity (CT)   7 1     7 1  
Middlebury   6 2     6 2  
Amherst   5 3     5 3  
Tufts   4 4     4 4  
Wesleyan   3 5     3 5  
Bowdoin   2 6     2 6  
Colby   2 6     2 6  
Hamilton   2 6     2 6  
Bates   1 7     1 7  
  • $ – Conference champion

The team played its home games at Weston Field in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23BowdoinW 27–0
September 30Trinity (CT)
  • Weston Field
  • Williamstown, MA
W 41–16
October 7at BatesLewiston, MEW 27–7
October 14Middlebury
  • Weston Field
  • Williamstown, MA
W 40–9
October 21at TuftsMedford, MAW 38–14
October 28at HamiltonClinton, NYW 15–0
November 4Wesleyan 
  • Weston Field
  • Williamstown, MA
W 51–21[3]
November 11at AmherstW 37–76,000[4]
  •  Homecoming

References edit

  1. ^ "Williams loaded with talent in Whalen's third season". North Adams Transcript. September 15, 2006. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2006 - Williams (MA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  3. ^ Adam Bloch (November 6, 2006). "Hometown beatdown: Williams whips Wesleyan on Homecoming". North Adams Transcript. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Howard Herman (November 12, 2006). "Ephs finish the year 8-0: Williams crushes rival Amherst on the road". The Berkshire Eagle. pp. C1, C5 – via Newspapers.com.