1889 Lafayette football team

1889 Lafayette football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–4–2
Head coach	None
Captain	Harry Mackey
Seasons ←  1888 1890  →

1889 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton			–					10	–	0	–	0
Massachusetts			–					2	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					15	–	1	–	0
Harvard			–					9	–	2	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	1	–	1
Dickinson			–					4	–	1	–	1
Navy			–					4	–	1	–	1
Tufts			–					3	–	1	–	0
Lehigh			–					8	–	3	–	2
Cornell			–					8	–	4	–	0
Penn			–					7	–	6	–	0
Brown			–					2	–	2	–	0
Penn State			–					2	–	2	–	0
Delaware			–					1	–	1	–	1
Wesleyan			–					5	–	7	–	1
Bucknell			–					2	–	3	–	1
Lafayette			–					3	–	4	–	2
Columbia			–					2	–	7	–	2
Fordham			–					1	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					1	–	4	–	0
NYU			–					0	–	2	–	0

The 1889 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1889 college football season. Playing without a regular coach, the team compiled a 3–4–2 record and was outscored by a total of 88 to 78. ^{[1] [2]} Harry Mackey was the team captain, ^[3] and E. Snodgrass was the manager. ^[1] The team played its home games on The Quad in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 9	at Columbia	Berkeley Oval New York, NY	T 10–10		[4]
October 12	at Cornell	Ithaca, NY	L 0–10
October 16	at Rutgers	New Brunswick, NJ	W 16–0		[5]
October 30	at Lehigh	University grounds South Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)	L 10–16		[6]
November 6	Penn	The Quad Easton, PA	W 10–8
November 9	Penn State	The Quad Easton, PA	W 26–0
November 16	Lehigh	The Quad Easton, PA	T 6–6	2,000	[7]
November 23	at Penn	University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA	L 0–14
November 28	vs. Cornell	Star Park Syracuse, NY	L 0–24

References

1. "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 124. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
2. "1889 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. "Football On The Oval". The New York Times . New York, New York. October 10, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved August 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
5. "[Untitled]". The New York Times . New York, New York. October 17, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
6. "Foot Ball at Lehigh". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. October 31, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved August 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
7. "Lafayette, 6; Lehigh, 6". The Times . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 17, 1889. p. 3. Retrieved August 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com .