1890 Lafayette football team

American college football season

1890 Lafayette football

Conference| Independent
Record| 2–5–1
Head coach|

* None

Captain| Joseph Fox

Seasons

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1891 ->

1890 Eastern college football independents records

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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[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 1| | Dickinson|

* The Quad
* Easton, PA

| W 54–0| |
October 4| | Bucknell|

* The Quad
* Easton, PA

| T 0–0| |
October 11| | at Franklin & Marshall|

* McGrann's Park
* Lancaster, PA

| L 10–18| > 1,200| [4][5]
October 22| | at Princeton|

* University Field
* Princeton, NJ

| L 6–26| |
November 1| | Lehigh|

* The Quad
* Easton, PA (rivalry)

| L 0–30| |
November 15| | at Lehigh| Bethlehem, PA| L 6–60| |
November 21| 3:30 p.m.| at Virginia|

* Madison Hall Field
* Charlottesville, VA

| L 14–20| | [6]
November 22| | at Columbia Athletic Club|

* Capitol Park
* Washington, DC

| W 20–6| | [7]

* All times are in Eastern time

## References[edit]

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.
4. ^ "Lafayette Again Surprised". The Times (Philadelphia). October 12, 1890. p. 3 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "It Was a Great Game, and Lafayette Was Defeated". The Daily News Era. October 13, 1890. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Foot-ball Contests—'Varsities And Lafayettes Meet On Field". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. November 23, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved August 20, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
7. ^ "It Was a Rattling Game". The Sunday Herald. November 23, 1890. p. 8 - via Newspapers.com.

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Lafayette Leopards football

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