1888 Lafayette football team

The 1888 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1888 college football season. Playing without a regular coach, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 67.[1][2] Everet Camp was the team captain,[3] and H. Fay was the manager.[1] The team played its home games on The Quad in Easton, Pennsylvania.

1888 Lafayette football
Conference	Independent
1888 record	6–3
Head coach	None
Captain	Everet Camp

1888 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale			–					13	–	0	–	0
Harvard			–					12	–	1	–	0
Princeton			–					11	–	1	–	0
Lehigh			–					10	–	2	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					5	–	1	–	1
Lafayette			–					6	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					4	–	2	–	0
Penn			–					9	–	7	–	0
Williams			–					4	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					2	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					1	–	2	–	0
Massachusetts			–					2	–	4	–	0
Stevens			–					2	–	7	–	1
Wesleyan			–					2	–	7	–	0
Amherst			–					2	–	8	–	1
Worcester Tech			–					1	–	4	–	0
Rutgers			–					1	–	7	–	1
Penn State			–					0	–	2	–	1
Swarthmore			–					0	–	5	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 10	Bucknell	The Quad Easton, PA	W 54–0
October 13	at Swarthmore	Swarthmore, PA	W 18–0
October 20	at Rutgers	College Field New Brunswick, NJ	W 4–0
October 27	at Haverford	Haverford, PA	W 18–0
November 7	Penn	The Quad Easton, PA	W 12–6
November 10	at Cornell	Ithaca, NY	W 16–0
November 17	Lehigh	The Quad Easton, PA (rivalry)	L 4–6
November 21	at Penn	University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA	L 0–50
November 27	at Lehigh	Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)	L 0–16

References

1. "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 124. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
2. "1888 Lafayette Leopards Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
3. "Football Captains". Lafayette University. Retrieved June 15, 2020.