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1905 Lafayette football team

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1905 Lafayette football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
CaptainFrank Newberry
Home stadiumMarch Field
Seasons
← 1904
1906 →
1905 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale     10 0 0
Penn     12 0 1
Temple     2 0 1
Dartmouth     7 1 2
Swarthmore     7 1 0
Western U. of Penn.     10 2 0
Princeton     8 2 0
Harvard     8 2 1
Washington & Jefferson     10 3 0
Lafayette     7 2 1
Wesleyan     7 2 1
Carlisle     10 4 0
Penn State     8 3 0
Syracuse     8 3 0
Fordham     5 2 0
Amherst     3 1 2
Holy Cross     6 3 0
Brown     7 4 0
Tufts     5 3 0
Vermont     6 4 1
Cornell     6 4 0
Colgate     5 4 0
Columbia     4 3 2
Army     4 4 1
Bucknell     5 5 0
NYU     3 3 1
Lehigh     6 7 0
Frankin & Marshall     4 6 0
Geneva     4 6 0
New Hampshire     2 4 2
Springfield Training School     3 5 0
Rutgers     3 6 0
Villanova     3 7 0
Drexel     1 7 0

The 1905 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1905 college football season. In its third season under head coach Alfred E. Bull, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record, shut out seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 313 to 55.[1][2] Frank Newberry was the team captain.[3] The team played its home games at March Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Wyoming Seminary
W 23–0
October 7Ursinus
  • March Field
  • Easton, PA
W 18–0
October 11Medico-Chirurgical
  • March Field
  • Easton, PA
W 35–0
October 14Jefferson Medical
  • March Field
  • Easton, PA
W 48–0
October 21at PrincetonL 4–22
October 28Lebanon Valley
  • March Field
  • Easton, PA
W 79–0
November 4at PennT 6–6
November 15at Swarthmore
L 0–27[4]
November 25at Lehigh
W 53–0[5]
November 30Bucknell
  • March Field
  • Easton, PA
W 47–0

References

  1. ^ "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 124. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "1905 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. ^ "Swarthmore Beats Lafayette 27 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 16, 1905. pp. 1, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lafayette Beats Lehigh, Score 53-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 26, 1905 – via Newspapers.com.