The Williams Ephs football program represent

Williams College Williams College is a Private college, private liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a col ...

Williamstown, Massachusetts Williamstown is a town in the northern part of Berkshire County, in the northwest corner of Massachusetts, United States. It shares a border with Vermont to the north and New York to the west. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolit ...

in the sport of

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

. The football team is coached by

Mark Raymond Mark Raymond is an American football coach, currently serving as the head football coach at Williams College. Raymond served as the head football coach at St. Lawrence University from 2010 to 2015, winning two conference titles and compiling an o ...

, who has held the position since the start of the 2016 season. The team plays at Weston Field on campus. The team has had 16 players named to the Division III All-America Team since 1974. The program began varsity play in 1881. As a NESCAC football team, the program is not permitted to play non-conference games or to participate in the NCAA Tournament. The team's annual

rivalry game Pairs of schools, colleges and universities, especially when they are close to each other either geographically or in their areas of specialization, often establish a college rivalry with each other over the years. This rivalry can extend to both ...

against Amherst is known as the Biggest Little Game In America. It is traditionally the final game of each season. The 2007 game between Williams and Amherst, won by Williams 20–0, hosted '' College GameDay'' at Weston Field. As of the end of the 2013 season, Williams leads the all-time series 71–52–5. The team has won the following honors: *

Little Three The ''Little Three'' is a term started by and used in reference to athletic competition between three private liberal arts colleges in the New England region of the United States: Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts, Wesleyan University i ...

Titles (since 1990): 1990–1994, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005–2008, 2010, 2021 (outright); 1995, 1997, 1999, 2017 (ties) *NESCAC Championships (since 2000): 2001, 2006, 2010, 2021 (outright); 2002 (tie) *Perfect seasons (8-0): 1989, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2010, 2021

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* {{Williams Ephs football navbox American football teams established in 1881 1881 establishments in Massachusetts