1889 Lafayette football team

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.

1889 Lafayette football
ConferenceIndependent
1889 record3–4–2
Head coach
  • None
CaptainHarry Mackey
1889 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Princeton      10 0 0
Yale      15 1 0
Dartmouth      7 1 0
Harvard      9 2 0
Franklin & Marshall      5 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
Amherst      3 5 2
Lafayette      3 4 2
Columbia      2 7 2
Fordham      1 3 0
Rutgers      1 4 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 9at Columbia
T 10–10
October 12at CornellIthaca, NYL 0–10
October 16at Rutgers
L 16–0
October 30at LehighBethlehem, 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. "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.
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