1885 Lafayette football team

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1885 Lafayette football
ConferenceIndependent
1885 record3–2–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainJohn Hamme
Seasons
← 1884
1886 →
1885 college football records
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton   –   9 – 0 – 0
Michigan   –   3 – 0 – 0
Colorado College   –   1 – 0 – 0
Yale   –   7 – 1 – 0
Cincinnati   –   1 – 0 – 1
Penn   –   8 – 5 – 0
Lafayette   –   3 – 2 – 1
Massachusetts   –   3 – 2 – 1
Johns Hopkins   –   2 – 2 – 0
Richmond   –   1 – 1 – 0
Wesleyan   –   3 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   1 – 2 – 0
Lehigh   –   1 – 5 – 1
Rutgers   –   0 – 1 – 0
Fordham   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1885 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1885 college football season. Playing without a regular coach, the team compiled a 3–2–1 record.[1][2] John Hamme was the team captain,[3] and E. Swift was the manager.[1] The team played its home games on The Quad in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 24Stevens
W 16–12
October 28Penn
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA
L 22–30[4]
October 31at Lehigh
  • University Athletic Grounds
  • Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)
W 6–0 (forfeit)[5]
November 4at Penn
L 10–54[6]
November 11at StevensHoboken, NJW 23–18
November 21Lehigh
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA
T 6–6[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 124. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "1885 Lafayette Leopards Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "Football Captains". Lafayette University. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "Clipped from the Philadelphia Inquirer". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 29 October 1885. p. 5.
  5. ^ "Dispute Over a Foot-Ball Game". The Times (Philadelphia). November 1, 1885. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.(with the game in a scoreless tie, the referee ordered Lehigh's center off the field for a foul; Lehigh left the field in protest, and the game was called in Lafayette's favor)
  6. ^ "Football: University of Pennsylvania Against Lafayette College". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 5, 1885. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lafayette and Lehigh Kick a Draw". The Times. November 22, 1885. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
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