1883 Lafayette football team

1883 Lafayette football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4
Head coach
  • None
CaptainTheodore Welles
Home stadiumThe Quad
1883 college football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale   –   9 – 0 – 0
Gallaudet   –   2 – 0 – 0
Carleton   –   1 – 0 – 0
Johns Hopkins   –   1 – 0 – 0
NYU   –   1 – 0 – 0
Harvard   –   8 – 2 – 0
Princeton   –   7 – 1 – 0
Penn   –   6 – 2 – 1
Stevens   –   6 – 4 – 1
Massachusetts   –   1 – 1 – 0
Minnesota   –   1 – 1 – 0
Wesleyan   –   3 – 3 – 0
Williams   –   1 – 1 – 0
Fordham   –   4 – 5 – 0
Michigan   –   2 – 3 – 0
Lafayette   –   2 – 4 – 0
Johns Hopkins   –   1 – 2 – 0
Columbia   –   1 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   1 – 6 – 0
Amherst   –   0 – 1 – 0
Dartmouth   –   0 – 1 – 0
Hamline   –   0 – 1 – 0
Lewisburg   –   0 – 1 – 0
Navy   –   0 – 1 – 0
CCNY   –   0 – 2 – 0
Columbian University   –   0 – 2 – 0
Georgetown   –   0 – 2 – 0

The 1883 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1883 college football season. Playing without a regular coach, the team compiled a 2–4 record and was outscored by a total of 126 to 110.[1][2] Theodore Welles was the team captain,[3] and F. Drake was the manager.[1] The team played its home games on The Quad in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 22at PrincetonPrinceton, NJL 6–53[4]
October 27at PennL 6–44[5]
November 3StevensEaston, PAL 4–14
November 10RutgersEaston, PAW 25–0[6]
November 26at StevensHoboken, NJL 11–14
November 292:00 p.m.at LewisburgLewisburg, PAW 59–0[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 124. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "1883 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. ^ "Football Between Princeton and Lafayette". The Times (Philadelphia). October 23, 1883. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "College Foot Ball". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 29, 1883. p. 8.
  6. ^ "State News Notes". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 12, 1883. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Fresh State News". Daily Patriot. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. November 28, 1883. p. 2. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Home Happenings". Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. November 29, 1883. p. 3. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.