1890 Lafayette football team

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1890
Lafayette football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainJoseph Fox
Seasons
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
Syracuse     7 4 0
Springfield YMCA     5 3 0
Lehigh     6 4 0
Delaware     3 2 0
Rutgers     5 5 1
Penn State     2 2 0
Colgate     1 1 0
Wesleyan
    5 6 0
Tufts     2 3 0
Western Univ. Penn     1 2 0
Lafayette     2 5 1
Brown     2 5 0
Bucknell
    1 4 1
Fordham
    1 3 1
Massachusetts     1 4 0
Columbia     1 5 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 1
Dickinson
W 54–0
October 4
Bucknell
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA
T 0–0
October 11at Franklin & Marshall
L 10–18> 1,200[4][5]
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[6]
November 22at Columbia Athletic Club
W 20–6[7]

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.
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