AMHERST — Amherst College is the last remaining undefeated football team in the NESCAC, but the Mammoths will be tested by playing all three of the current one-loss teams over their final four games.

Amherst (5-0) will kick things off Saturday at Little Three rival Wesleyan (3-2). The Cardinals rank second in the NESCAC in scoring (33.2 ppg) and third total offense (275.6 yards per game).

“Regardless of the record, Wesleyan is always a very talented team,” Amherst defensive end Andrew Yamin said. “They always have a great high-scoring offense.”

The team has had a tough week of practice in an effort to be best prepared to deal with Wesleyan’s explosive attack.

“What we’ve been working on this week is figuring out how we’re going to contain the quarterback, as always trying to figure out how to stop the run and kind of try to control the line of scrimmage,” Yamin said. “Dominating on defense always starts up front. In terms of preparation, it’s the same every week, try to work on ourselves and get better each day.”

Wesleyan senior quarterback Mark Piccirillo is a dual-threat quarterback who has 13 total touchdowns and over 1,000 total yards. He has committed only two turnovers.

“They have a senior quarterback who’s such a good player and he’s dangerous because he can beat you with his feet, his arm. He’s just a gamer, he’s really an outstanding tough, tough, kid,” Amherst head coach E.J. Mills said. “So, he obviously is concerning, but they have multiple weapons. They’re just an offense that’s explosive. We have to contain them, we’re not going to stop them.”

Part of containing Piccirillo starts up front with Amherst’s defensive line, led by Yamin, the reigning NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year. Yamin had 5½ sacks and 11 total tackles in Amherst’s 21-17 win last year.

“Their offense relies heavily on Piccirillo. He’s a great quarterback,” Yamin said. “He’s a good runner so you always have to be ready for him to scramble on any given play. It’s going to be a great challenge for our defensive line and everyone’s got to do their job if we want to be successful.”

This is the first time that Amherst has returned to Corwin Stadium since being shut out, 20-0, in 2016.

“Last time we went down there we just got smoked,” Mills said. “So obviously we don’t want a repeat of that. We’re excited to compete and keep seeing how good we can be.”