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1883 Lafayette football team

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1883 Lafayette football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4
Head coach
  • None
CaptainTheodore Welles
Seasons
← 1882
1884 →
1883 college football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale     9 0 0
Gallaudet     2 0 0
Carleton     1 0 0
Johns Hopkins     1 0 0
NYU     1 0 0
Harvard     8 2 0
Princeton     7 1 0
Penn     6 2 1
Stevens     6 4 1
Massachusetts     1 1 0
Minnesota     1 1 0
Wesleyan     3 3 0
Williams     1 1 0
Fordham     4 5 0
Michigan     2 3 0
Lafayette     2 4 0
Johns Hopkins     1 2 0
Columbia     1 3 0
Rutgers     1 6 0
Amherst     0 1 0
Dartmouth     0 1 0
Hamline     0 1 0
Lewisburg     0 1 0
Navy     0 1 0
CCNY     0 2 0
Columbian University     0 2 0
Georgetown     0 2 0

The 1883 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1883 college football season. Playing without a regular coach, the team compiled a 2–4 record and was outscored by a total of 126 to 110.[1][2] Theodore Welles was the team captain,[3] and F. Drake was the manager.[1] The team played its home games on The Quad in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 22at PrincetonPrinceton, NJL 6–53[4]
October 27PennEaston, PAL 6–44
November 3StevensEaston, PAL 4–14
November 10RutgersEaston, PAW 25–0[5]
November 26at StevensHoboken, NJL 11–14
November 30at LewisburgLewisburg, PAW 59–0

References

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  1. ^ a b "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 124. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "1883 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 Between Princeton and Lafayette". The Times (Philadelphia). October 23, 1883. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "State News Notes". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 12, 1883. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.