1906 Lafayette football team

1906 Lafayette football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–1–1
Head coach	Alfred E. Bull (4th season)
Captain	Erastus Doud
Home stadium	March Field
Seasons ←  1905 1907  →

1906 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton			–					9	–	0	–	1
Yale			–					9	–	0	–	1
Haverford			–					7	–	0	–	2
Harvard			–					10	–	1	–	0
Cornell			–					8	–	1	–	2
Lafayette			–					8	–	1	–	1
Penn State			–					8	–	1	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					9	–	2	–	0
Swarthmore			–					7	–	2	–	0
Drexel			–					6	–	2	–	0
Tufts			–					6	–	2	–	0
Penn			–					7	–	2	–	3
Carlisle			–					9	–	3	–	0
Brown			–					6	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					5	–	2	–	2
Dartmouth			–					6	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	2	–	2
Vermont			–					5	–	4	–	0
Fordham			–					5	–	3	–	0
Western U. of Penn.			–					6	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	3	–	1
Amherst			–					3	–	3	–	1
Lehigh			–					5	–	5	–	1
Bucknell			–					3	–	4	–	1
Dickinson			–					3	–	4	–	2
Carnegie Tech			–					2	–	3	–	2
Army			–					3	–	5	–	1
Frankin & Marshall			–					3	–	5	–	1
Wesleyan			–					2	–	4	–	1
New Hampshire			–					2	–	5	–	1
Villanova			–					3	–	7	–	0
Springfield Training School			–					1	–	5	–	3
NYU			–					0	–	4	–	0

The 1906 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1906 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Alfred E. Bull, the team compiled an 8–1–1 record, shut out six opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 223 to 36. ^{[1] [2]} Erastus Doud was the team captain. ^[3] The team played its home games at March Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Wyoming Seminary	Easton, PA	W 34–0
October 6	Ursinus	Easton, PA	W 33–0
October 13	Medico-Chirurgical	Easton, PA	W 34–0
October 20	vs. North Carolina	Norfolk, VA	W 28–6		[4]
October 27	Colgate	Easton, PA	W 17–6		[5]
November 3	vs. Washington & Jefferson	Exposition Park Pittsburgh, PA	W 14–6	2,500	[6] [7]
November 10	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	T 0–0
November 17	Syracuse	Easton, PA	L 4–12
November 24	Lehigh	Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	W 33–0
November 29	Dickinson	Easton, PA	W 26–6

References

1. "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 124. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
2. "1906 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. "Lafayettes, 28; N. Carolina 6". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Maryland. October 21, 1906. p. 10. Retrieved September 17, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
5. "Lafayette Eleven Defeats Colgate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 28, 1906. p. II-12 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "W. & J. Vanquished In Brilliant Game". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 4, 1906. p. 17. Retrieved September 17, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
7. "Lafayette Wins The Game From Wash.-Jeff. By Score Of 14 To 6". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 4, 1906. p. 19. Retrieved September 17, 2021– via Newspapers.com .