1887 Lafayette football team

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The 1887 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1887 college football season. Playing without a regular coach, the team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 67.[1][2] Frederick Paye was the team captain,[3] and H. Martin was the manager.[1] The team played its home games on The Quad in Easton, Pennsylvania.

ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Headcoach
  • None
CaptainFrederick Paye
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1887 Lafayette football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
  • None
CaptainFrederick Paye
Seasons
← 1886
1888 â†’
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1887 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale â€“ 9–0–0
Penn State â€“ 2–0–0
Harvard â€“ 10–1–0
Lafayette â€“ 7–2–0
Princeton â€“ 7–2–0
Lehigh â€“ 4–3–0
Williams â€“ 3–3–0
Penn â€“ 6–7–0
Wesleyan â€“ 4–5–0
Tufts â€“ 4–6–0
Massachusetts â€“ 2–3–0
Rutgers â€“ 2–6–0
Bucknell â€“ 0–2–0
Cornell â€“ 0–2–0
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 0–2–0
Vermont â€“ 0–2–0
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8at PrincetonL 0–47
October 12at DickinsonCarlisle, PAW 12–0
October 15Rutgers
W 20–0[4]
October 19Haverford
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA
W 12–4
October 22Swarthmore
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA
W 31–6[5]
October 29at LehighBethlehem, PA (rivalry)L 4–10
November 12at RutgersNew Brunswick, NJW 36–0[6]
November 16at PennPhiladelphia, PAW 20–0
November 23Lehigh
  • The Quad
  • Easton, PA (rivalry)
W 6–0
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