1887 Lafayette football team

The 1887 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1887 college football season. Playing without a regular coach, the team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 67.[1][2] Frederick Paye was the team captain,[3] and H. Martin was the manager.[1] The team played its home games on The Quad in Easton, Pennsylvania.

1887 Lafayette football
ConferenceIndependent
1887 record7–2
Head coach
  • None
CaptainFrederick Paye
1887 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Yale      9 0 0
Penn State      2 0 0
Harvard      10 1 0
Lafayette      7 2 0
Princeton      7 2 0
Lehigh      4 3 0
Trinity (CT)      3 3 1
Penn      6 7 0
Wesleyan      4 5 0
Amherst      4 6 0
Massachusetts      2 3 0
Rutgers      3 6 0
Tufts      3 6 0
Bucknell      0 2 0
Cornell      0 2 0
Franklin & Marshall      0 2 0
Stevens      0 6 1
Union (NY)         
Worcester Tech         

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 8at PrincetonL 0–47
October 12at DickinsonCarlisle, PAW 12–0
October 15Rutgers
W 20–0
October 19Haverford
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA
W 12–4
October 22Swarthmore
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA
W 31–6
October 29at LehighBethlehem, PA (rivalry)L 4–10
November 12at RutgersNew Brunswick, NJW 36–0
November 16at PennPhiladelphia, PAW 20–0
November 23Lehigh
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA (rivalry)
W 6–0

References

  1. "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 124. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  2. "1887 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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