1887 Lafayette football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1887 Lafayette football Independent 7–2 None Frederick Paye The 1887 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1887 college football season. Playing without a regular coach, the team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 67.2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide Lafayette University June 16, 2020 124 https://s3.amazonaws.com/goleopards.com/documents/2018/8/28/2018LCFBmediaguide.pdf1887 Lafayette Leopards Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 16, 2020 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/lafayette/1887-schedule.html Frederick Paye 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 H. Martin was the manager. The team played its home games on The Quad in Easton, Pennsylvania. Schedule y y October 8 at Princeton University Field Princeton, NJ L 0-47 Foot Ball at Princeton: The Lafayette Team Defeated in the Opening Game The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 9, 1887 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16474674/foot_ball_at_princeton_the_lafayette/ Newspapers.com October 12 at 1887 Dickinson Dickinson Carlisle, PA W 12-0 October 15 Rutgers The Quad Easton, PA W 20-0 Lafayette Wins a Hard-Fought Battle https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-times/153014346/ The Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 16, 1887 3 August 10, 2024 Newspapers.com October 19 1887 Haverford Haverford The Quad Easton, PA W 12-4 October 22 Swarthmore The Quad Easton, PA W 31-6 Lafayette Too Much for Swarthmore The Philadelphia Times October 23, 1887 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85369988/lafayette-too-much-for-swarthmore/ Newspapers.com October 29 at Lehigh Bethlehem, PA (rivalry) L 4-10 November 12 at Rutgers New Brunswick, NJ W 36-0 Lafayette Outkicks Rutgers https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-times/153014960/ The Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 13, 1887 2 August 10, 2024 Newspapers.com November 16 3:00 p.m. at Penn University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA W 20-0 Football https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/199465787/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 16, 1887 3 June 12, 2026 Newspapers.com College Football—Last Game of the Season in this City Between the University and Lafayette Teams https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/199465409/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 17, 1887 2 June 12, 2026 Newspapers.com November 23 Lehigh The Quad Easton, PA W 6-0 References Lafayette Category:Lafayette Leopards football seasons Lafayette football