1909 Lafayette football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1909 Lafayette football Independent 7–0–1 Bob Folwell 1st Arthur Blaicher March Field The 1909 Lafayette football team represented Lafayette College in the 1909 college football season. Lafayette shut out seven of its eight opponents and finished with a 7–0–1 record in their first year under head coach Bob Folwell. Significant games included victories over Princeton (6–0) and Lehigh (21–0). The only blemish on the team's record was a 6–6 tie with Penn. The 1909 Lafayette team outscored its opponents by a combined total of 176 to 6.1909 Lafayette Leopards Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 23, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/lafayette/1909-schedule.html Lafayette fullback George McCaa received recognition on the 1909 College Football All-America Team, as a third-team selection by Walter Camp and a second-team selection by The New York Times.Six Yale Men on Camp's First Team The New York Times December 19, 1909 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1909/12/17/101909173.pdfAll-America Team Picked on Form Shown During 1909: Problems Confronting Experts Who Take Up This Thankless and Difficult Task of Choosing the So-Called "Best." The New York Times November 28, 1909 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1909/11/28/106723792.pdf PDF Schedule October 2 w 1909 Wyoming Seminary Wyoming Seminary March Field Easton, PA 23–0 Lafayette Wins https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88526499/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 3, 1909 29 November 7, 2021 Newspapers.com October 9 w 1909 Hobart Statesmen Hobart March Field Easton, PA 50–0 Lafayette Makes Record Score https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88526677/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 10, 1909 32 November 7, 2021 Newspapers.com October 16 w Swarthmore March Field Easton, PA 22–0 Swarthmore Easy For Lafayette https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88526775/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 17, 1909 33 November 7, 2021 Newspapers.com October 23 w y Princeton University Field Princeton, NJ 6–0 Lafayette Licks Princeton Team By Score Of 6-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88526896/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 24, 1909 35 November 7, 2021 Newspapers.com November 6 t y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 6–6 Tie Score Best Penn and Lafayette Can Do in One Hour's Battle https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88527134/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 7, 1909 13 November 7, 2021 Newspapers.com Pennsylvania Manages to Stave Off Defeat in Game With Lafayette (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88527134/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 7, 1909 21 November 7, 2021 Newspapers.com November 13 w Stroudsburg Normal March Field Easton, PA 43–0 Lafayette Rolls Up Big Score https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88527429/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 14, 1909 22 November 7, 2021 Newspapers.com November 20 w y Lehigh South Bethlehem, PA rivalry 5–0 Lafayette's Brawn and Ability Too Much for Gallant and Plucky Lehigh The Philadelphia Inquirer November 21, 1909 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85942673/lafayettes-brawn-and-ability-too-much/ Newspapers.com November 25 w Dickinson March Field Easton, PA 5–0 Lafayette Worked Hard For Victory https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88527886/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 26, 1909 13 November 7, 2021 Newspapers.com References Lafayette Category:Lafayette Leopards football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Lafayette football