1888 Lafayette football team

1888 Lafayette football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
  • None
CaptainEverett B. Camp
Seasons
← 1887
1889 →
1888 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale   –   13 – 0 – 0
Harvard   –   12 – 1 – 0
Princeton   –   11 – 1 – 0
Lehigh   –   10 – 2 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   5 – 1 – 1
Lafayette   –   6 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   4 – 2 – 0
Penn   –   9 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –   2 – 3 – 0
Fordham   –   1 – 2 – 0
Massachusetts   –   2 – 4 – 0
Wesleyan   –   2 – 7 – 0
Worcester Tech   –   1 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   1 – 6 – 1
Penn State   –   0 – 2 – 1
Swarthmore   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1888 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1888 college football season. Playing without a regular coach, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 67.[1][2] Everett B. Camp was the team captain,[3] and H. Fay was the manager.[1] The team played its home games on The Quad in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 10Bucknell
W 54–0
October 13at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PAW 18–0
October 20at Rutgers
W 4–0[4]
October 27at HaverfordHaverford, PAW 18–0
November 7Penn
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA
W 12–6
November 10at CornellIthaca, NYW 16–0
November 17Lehigh
L 4–6
November 21at Penn
L 0–50
November 27at LehighBethlehem, PA (rivalry)L 0–16

References

  1. ^ a b "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 124. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "1888 Lafayette Leopards Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "Football Captains". Lafayette University. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "Games Of Football And Lacrosse". New-York Tribune. New York, New York. October 21, 1888. p. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.