1899 Lafayette football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1899 Lafayette football Independent 12–1 Samuel B. Newton 1st Edward Bray March Field The 1899 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1899 college football season. In its first year under head coach Samuel B. Newton, Lafayette compiled a 12–1 record, shut out 10 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 253 to 23. Significant games included victories over Penn (6–0), Lehigh (17–0 and 35–0), and Cornell (6–5), and its sole loss coming against co-national champion Princeton (0–12).1899 Lafayette Leopards Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 23, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/lafayette/1899-schedule.htmlLafayette Yearly Results (1895-1899) David DeLassus College Football Data Warehouse November 23, 2015 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/l/lafayette/1895-1899_yearly_results.php September 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906041126/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/l/lafayette/1895-1899_yearly_results.php dead Two Lafayette players received recognition on the 1899 All-America football team. They are: fullback Edward G. Bray (Outing magazine, 2nd team;Football The Outing Magazine Jan 1900 http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/Outing/Volume_35/outXXXV04/outXXXV04za.pdf July 23, 2012 November 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20120723105005/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/Outing/Volume_35/outXXXV04/outXXXV04za.pdf dead Charles E. Patterson, 1st team);All-America Addendum -- Part 2 College Football Historical Society Newsletter November 2008 http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv12/CFHSNv12n2b.pdf 2015-11-25 2012-06-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20120612013547/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv12/CFHSNv12n2b.pdf dead and guard H. E. Trout (Walter Camp, 3rd team).Collier's Weekly https://books.google.com/books?id=IGEwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA222 20 Sport of the Amateur on Field and Water 24 15 January 13, 1900 Google books Schedule y y September 30 1899 Ursinus Ursinus Lafayette Field Easton, PA W 34-0 Lafayette Wins: Scores 34-0 in a Game with Ursinus Yesterday Sunday News (Wilkes-Barre, PA) October 1, 1899 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17465934/lafayette_wins/ Newspapers.com October 4 Villanova Lafayette Field Easton, PA W 13-0 Lafayette's Game Was Poor https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-times/175540552/ The Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 5, 1899 10 June 29, 2025 Newspapers.com October 7 at Swarthmore Swarthmore, PA W 16-6 Quakers in a Fray: Lafayette College Downs Swarthmore in a Fiercely Played Contest The Philadelphia Inquirer October 8, 1899 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17465955/quakers_in_a_fray_lafayette_college/ Newspapers.com October 11 at Princeton Osborne Field Princeton, NJ L 0-12 1,500 Princeton Beats Lafayette The New York Times October 12, 1899 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17465698/princeton_beats_lafayette/ Newspapers.com October 14 Rutgers Lafayette Field Easton, PA W 57-0 Rutgers Failed to Score: Lafayette Made Touchdowns Almost at Will and Ran Up 57 Points The Times (Philadelphia) October 15, 1899 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17465973/rutgers_failed_to_score_lafayette_made/ Newspapers.com October 21 at Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 6-0 12,000 Penn Is Defeated by the Lafayette Team The Times (Philadelphia) October 22, 1899 1, 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17465842/penn_is_defeated_by_the_lafayette_team/ Newspapers.com October 28 at Navy Worden Field Annapolis, MD W 5-0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-times-another-for-lafay/200458067/ The Philadelphia Times Another for Lafayette October 29, 1899 June 27, 2026 Newspapers.com November 4 Lehigh (rivalry) Lafayette Field Easton, PA W 17-0 4,000 Old Rivals on the Gridiron: Lafayette Downed Lehigh in Their Annual Game Yesterday The Times (Philadelphia) November 5, 1899 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17465730/old_rivals_on_the_gridiron_lafayette/ Newspapers.com November 7 at Newark A.C. Newark, NJ W 16-0 3,000 Lafayette Hard Pressed The Philadelphia Inquirer November 8, 1899 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17466012/lafayette_hard_pressed/ Newspapers.com November 11 at Cornell Percy Field Ithaca, NY W 6-5 500 Cornell Taken In: New York's Crack College Team Beaten by Lafayette by a Score of 6 to 5 The Times (Philadelphia) November 12, 1899 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17465801/cornell_taken_in_new_yorks_crack/ November 18 Bucknell Lafayette Field Easton, PA W 12-0 Bucknell Downed: Lafayette Scores First Touchdown After Twenty Minutes Play The Philadelphia Inquirer November 19, 1899 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17465993/bucknell_downed/ Newspapers.com November 25 at Lehigh Bethlehem, PA W 35-0 4,000 Lafayette Laughs: Meets and Defeats Her Old Rival, Lehigh, on the Latter's Own Field The Philadelphia Inquirer November 26, 1899 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17465914/lafayette_laughs/ Newspapers.com November 30 Dickinson Lafayette Field Easton, PA W 36-0 3,500 Lafayette, 36; Dickinson, 0 The Times (Philadelphia) December 1, 1899 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17465890/lafayette_36_dickinson_0/ Newspapers.com Players The following players were regulars on the 1899 Lafayette football team.Football The Lafayette January 12, 1900 103–105 https://books.google.com/books?id=BCETAAAAIAAJ Backs Edward G. "Ned" Bray - fullback, 5 feet, 11 inches, 174 pounds Walter Hubley - quarterback, 5 feet, 8 inches, 155 pounds Ross G. Knight - left halfback, 5 feet, 11 inches, 160 pounds J. E. Platt - right halfback, 5 feet, 9 inches, 167 pounds Linemen Charles Schmidt - right guard, 5 feet, 10 inches, 182 pounds Ned Ely - left end, 6 feet, 170 pounds John Chalmers - left tackle and captain, 5 feet, 11 inches, 170 pounds W. E. Bachman - center, 6 feet, 191 pounds D. R. Brown - right end, 6 feet, 172 pounds Joe Wiedenmayer - right tackle, 6 feet, 177 pounds H. E. Trout - left guard, 5 feet, 11 inches, 190 pounds L. P. Butler - guard R. A. Freed - tackle References Lafayette Category:Lafayette Leopards football seasons Lafayette football