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1888 Lafayette football team

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1888 Lafayette football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
  • None
CaptainEverett B. Camp
Seasons
← 1887
1889 →
1888 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale     13 0 0
Harvard     12 1 0
Princeton     11 1 0
Lehigh     10 2 0
Trinity (CT)     5 1 1
Lafayette     6 3 0
Cornell     4 2 0
Penn     9 7 0
Bucknell     2 3 0
Fordham     1 2 0
Massachusetts     2 4 0
Wesleyan     2 7 0
Worcester Tech     1 4 0
Rutgers     1 6 1
Penn State     0 2 1
Swarthmore     0 5 0

The 1888 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1888 college football season. Playing without a regular coach, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 67.[1][2] Everett B. Camp was the team captain,[3] and H. Fay was the manager.[1] The team played its home games on The Quad in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 10Bucknell
W 54–0
October 13at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PAW 18–0
October 20at Rutgers
W 4–0[4]
October 27at HaverfordHaverford, PAW 18–0
November 7Penn
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA
W 12–6
November 10at CornellIthaca, NYW 16–0
November 17Lehigh
L 4–6
November 21at Penn
L 0–50
November 27at LehighBethlehem, PA (rivalry)L 0–16

References

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  1. ^ a b "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 124. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "1888 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. ^ "Games Of Football And Lacrosse". New-York Tribune. New York, New York. October 21, 1888. p. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.