1888 Lafayette football team

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] Everet 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.

1888 Lafayette football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
  • None
CaptainEveret Camp
1888 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 10Bucknell
W 54–0
October 13at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PAW 18–0
October 20at Rutgers
W 4–0
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. "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.
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