1890 Lafayette football team

1890 Lafayette football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainJoseph Fox
Home stadiumThe Quad
1890 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard   –   11 – 0 – 0
Yale   –   13 – 1 – 0
Princeton   –   11 – 1 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   8 – 2 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 1 – 1
Penn   –   11 – 3 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   2 – 1 – 0
Cornell   –   7 – 4 – 0
Lehigh   –   7 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 4 – 0
Springfield YMCA   –   5 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   5 – 5 – 1
Penn State   –   2 – 2 – 0
Western Univ. Penn   –   2 – 2 – 0
Colgate   –   1 – 1 – 0
Wesleyan   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   2 – 3 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 4 – 0
Lafayette   –   2 – 5 – 1
Fordham   –   1 – 3 – 1
Brown   –   2 – 5 – 0
Bucknell   –   1 – 4 – 1
Massachusetts   –   1 – 4 – 0
Columbia   –   1 – 6 – 1
Army   –   0 – 1 – 0
Geneva   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1890 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1890 college football season. Playing without a regular coach, the team compiled a 2–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 166 to 100.[1][2] Joseph Fox was the team captain,[3] and G. Harvey was the manager.[1] The team played its home games on The Quad in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Dickinson
W 54–0
October 4Bucknell
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA
T 0–0[4]
October 11at Franklin & Marshall
L 10–18> 1,200[5][6]
October 22at PrincetonL 6–26
November 1Lehigh
L 0–30
November 15at LehighBethlehem, PAL 6–60
November 213:30 p.m.at Virginia
L 14–20[7]
November 22at Columbia Athletic Club
W 20–6[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 124. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "1890 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. ^ "College Football". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 5, 1890. p. 3. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Lafayette Again Surprised". The Times (Philadelphia). October 12, 1890. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "It Was a Great Game, and Lafayette Was Defeated". The Daily News Era. October 13, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Foot-ball Contests—'Varsities And Lafayettes Meet On Field". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. November 23, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "It Was a Rattling Game". The Sunday Herald. November 23, 1890. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.