1884 Lafayette football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1884 Lafayette football Independent 2–5 None Lewis Frey The 1884 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1884 college football season. Playing without a regular coach, the team compiled a 2–5 record and was outscored by a total of 261 to 88.2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide Lafayette University June 16, 2020 124 https://s3.amazonaws.com/goleopards.com/documents/2018/8/28/2018LCFBmediaguide.pdf1884 Lafayette Leopards Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 16, 2020 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/lafayette/1884-schedule.html Lewis Frey 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 and F. Drake was the manager. The team played its home games on The Quad in Easton, Pennsylvania. On October 29, 1884, Lafayette lost to Princeton by a 140–0 score. Princeton's 140 points was the highest score achieved by a team in the history of the sport to that time. Schedule y y y October 25 Lehigh Easton, PA (rivalry) W 56-0 October 29 12:30 p.m. at Princeton Princeton, NJ L 0-140 The Largest Score on Record: What the Princeton Football Team Accomplished The New York Times October 30, 1884 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13963698/1884-10-29-lafayette-v-princeton/ Newspapers.com November 1 Penn Easton, PA L 0-21 The University Kickers Victorious https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-times/199588073/ The Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 2, 1884 1 June 14, 2026 Newspapers.com November 8 at Rutgers New Brunswick, NJ L 0-26 One-Sided Game Of Football https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times/152992906/ The New York Times New York, New York November 9, 1884 7 August 9, 2024 Newspapers.com November 12 at Lehigh Bethlehem, PA W 34-4 November 15 1884 Stevens Stevens Easton, PA L 4-17 November 27 at Stevens St George's Cricket Club Hoboken, NJ L 0-52 2,000 Hoboken Happenings https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-jersey-journal/188739307/ The Jersey Journal Jersey City, New Jersey November 28, 1884 3 January 12, 2026 Newspapers.com References Lafayette Category:Lafayette Leopards football seasons Lafayette football