1901 Lafayette football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 1901 Lafayette Independent 9–3 Samuel B. Newton 3rd Walter E. Bachman March Field The 1901 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the 1901 college football season. In its third season under head coach Samuel B. Newton, the team compiled a 9–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 240 to 94.1901 Lafayette Leopards Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 23, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/lafayette/1901-schedule.html Two of the team's three losses were suffered in games against early professional football teams (Homestead Library & Athletic Club and Philadelphia Athletic Club) made up of all-star rosters. Schedule y y October 2 1901 Ursinus Ursinus March Field Easton, PA W 40-0 Lafayette Wins Easily New York Daily Tribune October 3, 1901 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29570636/lafayette_wins_easily/ Newspapers.com October 5 1901 Susquehanna Crusaders Susquehanna March Field Easton, PA W 42-5 Lafayette, 42; Susquehanna, 5 New York Daily Tribune October 6, 1901 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29571040/lafayette_42_susquehanna_5/ Newspapers.com October 12 at Syracuse Syracuse, NY W 5-0 2,500 Syracuse Trounced: Lafayette Outweighed the Salt City Boys The Buffalo Courier October 13, 1901 28 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29567086/syracuse_trounced_lafayette_outweighed/ Newspapers.com October 16 1901 Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan March Field Easton, PA W 16-6 Lafayette, 16; Manhattan, 6 New York Daily Tribune October 17, 1901 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29570938/lafayette_16_manhattan_6/ Newspapers.com October 19 at Orange Athletic Club East Orange, NJ W 17-0 Lafayette Plays With Orange A.C. The Philadelphia Inquirer October 20, 1901 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29567022/lafayette_plays_with_orange_ac/ Newspapers.com October 26 at Princeton University Field Princeton, NJ L 0-6 3,000 Princeton, 6; Lafayette, 0 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 27, 1901 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29517917/princeton_6_lafayette_0/ Newspapers.com November 2 Lehigh March Field Easton, PA (rivalry) W 29-0 3,000 Lehigh Could Not Score The Times (Philadelphia) November 3, 1901 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29566716/lehigh_could_not_score/ Newspapers.com November 5 at Philadelphia Athletic Club National League Park Philadelphia, PA L 0-23 Lafayette Couldn't Handle The Pros.; 23-0 The Philadelphia Inquirer November 6, 1901 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29566946/lafayette_couldnt_handle_the_pros/ Newspapers.com November 9 at Brown Andrews Field Providence, RI W 11-6 Lafayette, 11; Brown, 6 The New York Times November 10, 1901 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29411461/lafayette_11_brown_6/ Newspapers.com November 16 at Homestead Library & Athletic Club Exposition Park Pittsburgh, PA L 0-48 Stars Outshine The Collegians The Pittsburgh Press November 17, 1901 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29566838/stars_outshine_collegians/ November 23 at Lehigh Bethlehem, PA (rivalry) W 41-0 2,000 Lafayette Trounced Lehigh The Times (Philadelphia) November 24, 1901 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29566745/lafayette_trounced_lehigh/ Newspapers.com November 28 Dickinson March Field Easton, PA W 29-0 3,000 Lafayette Beat Dickinson The Times (Philadelphia) November 29, 1901 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29566778/lafayette_beat_dickinson/ Newspapers.com References Lafayette Category:Lafayette Leopards football seasons Lafayette football