1908 Lafayette football team

The 1908 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1908 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach George Barclay, the team compiled a 6–2–2 record, shut out six opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 102 to 57.[1][2] George McCaa was the team captain.[3] The team played its home games at March Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

1908 Lafayette football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–2
Head coach
CaptainGeorge McCaa
Home stadiumMarch Field
Seasons
 1907
1909 
1908 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Penn  1101
Harvard  901
Cornell  711
Fordham  510
Yale  711
Dartmouth  611
Carlisle  1021
Washington & Jefferson  1021
Army  612
Pittsburgh  830
Lafayette  622
Princeton  523
Syracuse  631
Brown  531
Temple  321
Colgate  430
Lehigh  430
Dickinson  540
Amherst  332
Holy Cross  440
Penn State  550
Vermont  333
Wesleyan  342
Springfield Training School  341
NYU  232
Franklin & Marshall  461
Bucknell  352
Rutgers  351
Boston College  242
Carnegie Tech  370
Geneva  162
Tufts  161
Villanova  160
New Hampshire  170
Drexel  070

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26Wyoming Seminary
W 10–0
October 3Stroudsburg Normal
  • March Field
  • Easton, PA
W 22–0
October 7Superba Athletic Club
  • March Field
  • Easton, PA
W 12–0
October 10at Princeton
T 0–0
October 17Medico-Chirurgical
  • March Field
  • Easton, PA
W 23–0
October 24at Brown
W 8–6
October 31Bucknell
  • March Field
  • Easton, PA
T 6–6
November 7at PennL 4–34[4]
November 21LehighEaston, PAL 5–11
November 26DickinsonEaston, PAW 12–0

References

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  1. "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 124. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  2. "1908 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. "Lafayette Simply Given a Beating by Penn, 34-4". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 8, 1908 via Newspapers.com.