1898 Lafayette football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1898 Lafayette football Independent 3–8 Samuel B. Newton 1st Charles Best March Field The 1898 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1898 college football season. In its first season under head coach Samuel B. Newton, the team compiled a 3–8 record. Charles Best was the team captain.Football Captains Lafayette University June 15, 2020 https://goleopards.com/sports/2018/7/27/sports-m-footbl-spec-rel-lafa-m-footbl-captains-html.aspx The team played its home games at March Field in Easton, Pennsylvania. Schedule October 1 w Villanova Easton, PA 16–0 Lafayette Beat Villanova https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88691279/the-times/ The Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 2, 1898 9 November 10, 2021 Newspapers.com October 5 l y Washington & Jefferson Exposition Park Pittsburgh, PA 0–16 2,500 Lafayette No Match For Frisky W. & J. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86118508/pittsburgh-daily-post/ The Pittsburgh Post Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania October 6, 1898 6 September 28, 2021 Newspapers.com October 8 l Penn State Easton, PA 0–5 October 12 l y Princeton Princeton, NJ 0–34 2,000 Princeton's Rocky Play: Lafayette Put Up a Good Game, But Were Thoroughly Beaten The Philadelphia Times October 13, 1898 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98343801/princetons-rocky-play-lafayette-put/ Newspapers.com October 15 l Dickinson Easton, PA 6–12 Another for Lafayette: This Time Dickinson Sent Them Off the Field Defeated The Philadelphia Times October 16, 1898 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85241478/another-for-lafayette-this-time/ Newspapers.com October 22 l y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 0–32 October 29 l y Navy Worden Field Annapolis, MD 0–18 November 5 l y Lehigh Bethlehem, PA rivalry 0–22 November 12 l y Cornell Percy Field Ithaca, NY 0–47 November 19 2:00 p.m. w Bucknell Easton, PA 6–0 Lafayette Won https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-times/163311081/ The Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 20, 1898 8 January 18, 2025 Newspapers.com Lafayette Wins https://www.newspapers.com/article/lewisburg-journal/163311064/ Lewisburg Journal Lewisburg, Pennsylvania November 25, 1898 2 January 18, 2025 Newspapers.com November 24 w Lehigh Easton, PA 11–5 1898 Lafayette Leopards Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 16, 2020 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/lafayette/1898-schedule.html References Lafayette Category:Lafayette Leopards football seasons Lafayette football