1898 Lafayette football team

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The 1898 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1898 college football season. In its first season under head coach Samuel B. Newton, the team compiled a 3–8 record. Charles Best was the team captain.[1] The team played its home games at March Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Headcoach
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1898 Lafayette football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
CaptainCharles Best
Home stadiumMarch Field
Seasons
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1898 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard â€“ 11–0–0
Drexel â€“ 7–0–0
Princeton â€“ 11–0–1
Penn â€“ 12–1–0
Buffalo â€“ 8–1–0
Cornell â€“ 10–2–0
Swarthmore â€“ 9–2–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 9–2–0
Yale â€“ 9–2–0
Dickinson â€“ 8–2–0
Syracuse â€“ 8–2–1
Wesleyan â€“ 7–3–0
Western Penn. â€“ 5–2–1
Brown â€“ 6–4–0
Carlisle â€“ 6–4–0
Penn State â€“ 6–4–0
Pittsburgh College â€“ 6–4–1
Army â€“ 3–2–1
Vermont â€“ 3–2–1
Holy Cross â€“ 5–4–1
Bucknell â€“ 4–4–3
Fordham â€“ 1–1–2
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 4–4–2
New Hampshire â€“ 4–4–0
Amherst â€“ 4–5–1
Villanova â€“ 2–4–1
Lehigh â€“ 3–6–1
Boston College â€“ 2–5–1
Colgate â€“ 2–5–1
Temple â€“ 2–5–0
Lafayette â€“ 3–8–0
NYU â€“ 1–3–0
Rutgers â€“ 1–6–1
Tufts â€“ 1–9–0
Geneva â€“ 0–6–1
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1VillanovaEaston, PAW 16–0[2]
October 5vs. Washington & JeffersonL 0–162,500[3]
October 8Penn StateEaston, PAL 0–5
October 12at PrincetonPrinceton, NJL 0–342,000[4]
October 15DickinsonEaston, PAL 6–12[5]
October 22at PennL 0–32
October 29at NavyL 0–18
November 5at LehighBethlehem, PA (rivalry)L 0–22
November 12at Cornell
L 0–47
November 192:00 p.m.BucknellEaston, PAW 6–0[6][7]
November 24LehighEaston, PAW 11–5
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