1889 Lafayette football team

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1889
Lafayette football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–2
Head coach
  • None
CaptainHarry Mackey
Seasons
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
Delaware
    1 1 1
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

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 9at
Lehigh
Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)L 10–16
November 6Penn
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA
W 10–8
November 9Penn State
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA
W 26–0
November 16Lehigh
T 6–6
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.