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1888 Lafayette

6–⁠3.

Schedule and results

Lafayette in 1888, game by game: won vs. Bucknell 54–0; won at Swarthmore 18–0; won at Rutgers 4–0; won at Haverford 18–0; won at Pennsylvania 12–6; won at Cornell 16–0; lost vs. Lehigh 4–6; lost vs. Pennsylvania 0–50; lost at Lehigh 0–16+54−50Won 54–0 vs. Bucknell+54BucknellWon 18–0 at Swarthmore+18SwarthmoreWon 4–0 at Rutgers+4RutgersWon 18–0 at Haverford+18HaverfordWon 12–6 at Pennsylvania+6PennsylvaniaWon 16–0 at Cornell+16CornellLost 4–6 vs. Lehigh-2LehighLost 0–50 vs. Pennsylvania-50PennsylvaniaLost 0–16 at Lehigh-16Lehigh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 10vsBucknellW 54–⁠061%
Oct 13atSwarthmoreW 18–⁠088%
Oct 20atRutgersW 4–⁠068%
Oct 27atHaverfordW 18–⁠088%
Nov 7atPennsylvaniaW 12–⁠661%
Nov 10atCornellW 16–⁠057%
Nov 17vsLehighL 4–⁠682%
Nov 21vsPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠5081%
Nov 27atLehighL 0–⁠1655%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Lehigh 16–⁠0.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
126–⁠78
Coach
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Elo
1489 −33 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Everett B. Camp