1889 Lafayette football team

1889 Lafayette football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–2
Head coach
  • None
CaptainHarry Mackey
1889 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton   –   10 – 0 – 0
Massachusetts   –   2 – 0 – 0
Yale   –   15 – 1 – 0
Harvard   –   9 – 2 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 1 – 1
Dickinson   –   4 – 1 – 1
Navy   –   4 – 1 – 1
Tufts   –   3 – 1 – 0
Lehigh   –   8 – 3 – 2
Cornell   –   8 – 4 – 0
Penn   –   7 – 6 – 0
Brown   –   2 – 2 – 0
Penn State   –   2 – 2 – 0
Wesleyan   –   5 – 7 – 1
Bucknell   –   2 – 3 – 1
Lafayette   –   3 – 4 – 2
Columbia   –   2 – 7 – 2
Fordham   –   1 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   1 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   0 – 2 – 0

The 1889 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1889 college football season. Playing without a regular coach, the team compiled a 3–4–2 record and was outscored by a total of 88 to 78.[1][2] Harry Mackey was the team captain,[3] and E. Snodgrass was the manager.[1] The team played its home games on The Quad in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9at Columbia
T 10–10[4]
October 12at CornellIthaca, NYL 0–10
October 16at RutgersNew Brunswick, NJW 16–0[5]
October 30at Lehigh
L 10–16[6]
November 6Penn
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA
W 10–8
November 9Penn State
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA
W 26–0
November 16Lehigh
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA
T 6–62,000[7]
November 23at Penn
L 0–14
November 28vs. CornellL 0–24

References

  1. ^ a b "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 124. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "1889 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 On The Oval". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 10, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved August 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "[Untitled]". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 17, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Foot Ball at Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. October 31, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved August 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Lafayette, 6; Lehigh, 6". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 17, 1889. p. 3. Retrieved August 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.