1890 Lafayette football team

1890 Lafayette football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–5–1
Head coach	None
Captain	Joseph Fox

1890 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard			–					11	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					13	–	1	–	0
Princeton			–					11	–	1	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					8	–	2	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	1	–	1
Penn			–					11	–	3	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					2	–	1	–	0
Cornell			–					7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	4	–	0
Springfield YMCA			–					5	–	3	–	0
Lehigh			–					6	–	4	–	0
Rutgers			–					5	–	5	–	1
Penn State			–					2	–	2	–	0
Colgate			–					1	–	1	–	0
Wesleyan			–					5	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					2	–	3	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	4	–	0
Western Univ. Penn			–					1	–	2	–	0
Lafayette			–					2	–	5	–	1
Brown			–					2	–	5	–	0
Bucknell			–					1	–	4	–	1
Fordham			–					1	–	3	–	1
Massachusetts			–					1	–	4	–	0
Columbia			–					1	–	5	–	1
Army			–					0	–	1	–	0
Geneva			–					0	–	1	–	0

The 1890 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1890 college football season. Playing without a regular coach, the team compiled a 2–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 166 to 100.^[1][2] Joseph Fox was the team captain,^[3] and G. Harvey was the manager.^[1] The team played its home games on The Quad in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1		Dickinson	The Quad Easton, PA	W 54–0
October 4		Bucknell	The Quad Easton, PA	T 0–0
October 11		at Franklin & Marshall	McGrann's Park Lancaster, PA	L 10–18	> 1,200	[4][5]
October 22		at Princeton	University Field Princeton, NJ	L 6–26
November 1		Lehigh	The Quad Easton, PA (rivalry)	L 0–30
November 15		at Lehigh	Bethlehem, PA	L 6–60
November 21	3:30 p.m.	at Virginia	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	L 14–20		[6]
November 22		at Columbia Athletic Club	Capitol Park Washington, DC	W 20–6		[7]

References

1. "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 124. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
2. "1890 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. "Lafayette Again Surprised". The Times (Philadelphia). October 12, 1890. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "It Was a Great Game, and Lafayette Was Defeated". The Daily News Era. October 13, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Foot-ball Contests—'Varsities And Lafayettes Meet On Field". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. November 23, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "It Was a Rattling Game". The Sunday Herald. November 23, 1890. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.