1888 Lafayette football team

American college football season

1888 Lafayette football

Conference| Independent
Record| 6–3
Head coach|

* None

Captain| Everett B. Camp

Seasons

<- 1887

1889 ->

1888 Eastern college football independents records

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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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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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October 10| Bucknell|

* The Quad
* Easton, PA

| W 54–0|
October 13| at Swarthmore| Swarthmore, PA| W 18–0|
October 20| at Rutgers|

* College Field
* New Brunswick, NJ

| W 4–0| [4]
October 27| at Haverford| Haverford, PA| W 18–0|
November 7| Penn|

* The Quad
* Easton, PA

| W 12–6|
November 10| at Cornell| Ithaca, NY| W 16–0|
November 17| Lehigh|

* The Quad
* Easton, PA (rivalry)

| L 4–6|
November 21| at Penn|

* University Athletic Grounds
* Philadelphia, PA

| L 0–50|
November 27| at Lehigh| Bethlehem, 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 .

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* March Field (1894–1925)
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* The Leopard
* "On, Lafayette!"
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