Haverford College is a private liberal arts college in Haverford, Pennsylvania. It was founded as a men's college in 1833 by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Haverford began accepting non-Quakers in 1849 and women in 1980.
Lacrosse has been played in Pennsylvania since the 19th century. There are many amateur programs at the club, college, and high school level, as well as several past and present professional teams in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) and Major League Lacrosse (MLL).
The Haverford Fords compete at the NCAA Division III level in the Centennial Conference. The program has a modest history in collegiate athletics. Haverford boasts the only varsity cricket team in the United States. Its men's and women's track and field and cross country teams are perennial powerhouses in their division. The outdoor track and field team won the first 16 Centennial Conference championships, and men's cross country has won all but two Centennial Conference championships. The soccer team is among the nation's oldest, having won its first intercollegiate match in 1905 against Harvard College. The lacrosse team has placed well nationally in the NCAA championships, while Haverford's fencing team has competed since the early 1930s.
The 1902 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University as an independent during the 1902 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Henry Van Hoevenberg, the Queensmen compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored by their opponents, 188 to 42. The team captain was Alfred Ellet Hitchner.
The 1901 Rutgers Queensmen football team was an American football team that represented Rutgers University as an independent during the 1901 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Arthur P. Robinson, the team compiled a 0–7 record and was outscored by their opponents, 133 to 5. William B. Wyckoff was the team captain.
The 1910 Delaware football team was an American football team that represented Delaware College as an independent during the 1910 college football season. In its third season under head coach William McAvoy, the team compiled a 1–2–2 record and was outscored by a total of 49 to 19. Carl A. Taylor was the team captain. The team played its home games in Newark, Delaware.
The 1904 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1904 college football season. The team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 187 to 28. George H. Brooke was the head coach
The 1889 Dickinson football team was an American football team that represented Dickinson College as an independent during the 1889 college football season. The team compiled a 4–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 75 to 42.
The 1898 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1898 college football season. The team compiled a 9–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 152 to 64. Jacob K. Shell was the head coach.
The Swarthmore football team represented Swarthmore College in American football. Swarthmore was the 15th oldest college football program in the United States. The football program started in 1878 with a game against Penn. The program played no more than two games per year until 1885 when it played a six-game schedule. There was no team in 1880 and 1881. The team did not hire a coach until 1888 when Jacob K. Shell began his 11-year tenure as head coach. This article covers the program's early years prior to the hiring of Shell as the school's first head football coach.
The 1899 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1899 college football season. The team compiled an 8–1–2 record. George H. Brooke was the head coach.
The 1900 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1900 college football season. The team compiled a 6–3–2 record. George H. Brooke was the head coach.
The 1902 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1902 college football season. The team compiled a 6–6 record and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 127. George H. Brooke was the head coach.
The 1892 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1892 college football season. The team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 166 to 91. Jacob K. Shell was the head coach.
The 1894 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1894 college football season. The team compiled a 5–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 230 to 202. Jacob K. Shell was the head coach. Hodge was the captain.
The 1896 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1896 college football season. The team compiled a 2–6 record and was outscored by a total of 110 to 76. Jacob K. Shell was the head coach. Hodge was the captain and quarterback.
The 1917 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1917 college football season. The team compiled a 6–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 238 to 40. Bill Roper was the head coach.
The Haverford–Swarthmore rivalry is a rivalry between the Haverford Fords and Swarthmore Garnet Tide. It used to include college football. In other sports they are both members of the Centennial Conference. The 1894 football game between Haverford and Swarthmore claims to have the first "action shot" photograph of a college football game. The winner of the contest was awarded the Hood Trophy. The two universities are in the same state of Pennsylvania.
The 1904 Haverford football team was an American football team that represented Haverford College as an independent during the 1904 college football season. The team compiled a 7–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 144 to 27. Norman Thorn was the head coach.
Lewis Henry Elverson was an American college football player and coach, track and field coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football at the University of Pennsylvania from 1934 to 1936 and was the head football coach at Swarthmore College for 32 seasons over three stints, starting in 1938 and ending in 1974.
