1887 Lafayette football team

1887 Lafayette football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
  • None
CaptainFrederick Paye
1887 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale   –   9 – 0 – 0
Penn State   –   2 – 0 – 0
Harvard   –   10 – 1 – 0
Lafayette   –   7 – 2 – 0
Princeton   –   7 – 2 – 0
Lehigh   –   4 – 3 – 0
Williams   –   3 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   6 – 7 – 0
Wesleyan   –   4 – 5 – 0
Tufts   –   4 – 6 – 0
Massachusetts   –   2 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 6 – 0
Bucknell   –   0 – 2 – 0
Cornell   –   0 – 2 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   0 – 2 – 0
Vermont   –   0 – 2 – 0

The 1887 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1887 college football season. Playing without a regular coach, the team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 67.[1][2] Frederick Paye was the team captain,[3] and H. Martin was the manager.[1] The team played its home games on The Quad in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8at Princeton
L 0–47
October 12at DickinsonCarlisle, PAW 12–0
October 15Rutgers
W 20–0[4]
October 19Haverford
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA
W 12–4
October 22Swarthmore
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA
W 31–6[5]
October 29at LehighBethlehem, PA (rivalry)L 4–10
November 12at RutgersNew Brunswick, NJW 36–0[6]
November 16at PennPhiladelphia, PAW 20–0
November 23Lehigh
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA (rivalry)
W 6–0

References

  1. ^ a b "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 124. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "1887 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. ^ "Lafayette Wins a Hard-Fought Battle". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 16, 1887. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Lafayette Too Much for Swarthmore". The Philadelphia Times. October 23, 1887. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lafayette Outkicks Rutgers". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 13, 1887. p. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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