1885 Lafayette football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–2–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainJohn Hamme
1885 college football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 24Stevens
W 16–12
October 283:05 p.m.Penn
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA
L 22–30[4]
October 31at Lehigh
  • University Athletic Grounds
  • Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)
W 6–0 (forfeit)[5]
November 43:16 p.m.at Penn
L 10–54[6]
November 11at StevensHoboken, NJW 23–18
November 21Lehigh
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA
T 6–6[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "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. "Football". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 29, 1885. p. 5. Retrieved March 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  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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