1891 Lafayette football team

The 1891 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1891 college football season. In its first year under head coach Wallace Moyle, the team compiled a 2–9–1 record and was outscored by a total of 161 to 86.[1][2] Moncure March was the team captain.[3] The team played its home games on The Quad in Easton, Pennsylvania.

1891 Lafayette football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9–1
Head coach
CaptainMoncure March
Home stadiumThe Quad
1891 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale    13 0 0
Harvard    13 1 0
Princeton    12 1 0
Tufts    7 1 0
Penn    11 2 0
Colgate    4 1 0
Army    4 1 1
Navy    5 2 0
Cornell    7 3 0
Geneva    4 2 0
Washington & Jefferson    4 2 0
Lehigh    7 4 0
Delaware    5 3 1
Rutgers    8 6 0
Brown    4 6 0
Springfield YMCA    5 8 1
Fordham    1 2 1
Syracuse    4 7 0
Massachusetts    2 5 0
Western Univ. Penn.    2 6 0
Lafayette    2 9 1
Columbia    1 5 0
Wesleyan    1 6 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 25Bucknell
L 10–16
October 2Penn State
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA
L 4–14
October 14at HaverfordHaverford, PAW 38–0
October 20Princeton
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA
L 0–24
October 24at CornellIthaca, NYL 0–30
October 28at PennPhiladelphia, PAL 6–15
November 4at LehighBethlehem, PA (rivalry)L 4–22
November 11Lehigh
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA (rivalry)
L 2–6
November 18Penn
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA
L 10–12
November 20at Virginia
T 6–6
November 21at NavyW 4–0
November 25vs. LehighWilkes-Barre, PAL 2–16

References

  1. "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 124. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  2. "1891 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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