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1896 Lafayette

11–⁠0–⁠1, coached by Parke Davis.

Lafayette, 1896
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Lafayette in 1896, game by game: won vs. Volunteer A.C. 44–0; tied vs. Princeton 0–0; won at West Virginia 18–0; won at West Virginia 6–0; won at West Virginia 34–0; won at Pennsylvania 6–4; won vs. Dickinson 18–0; won at Bloomsburg 17–0; won at Wyoming Seminary 23–0; won vs. Franklin & Marshall 38–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 18–0; won at Navy 18–6+44Won 44–0 vs. Volunteer A.C.+44Volunteer A.C.Tied 0–0 vs. Princeton0PrincetonWon 18–0 at West Virginia+18West VirginiaWon 6–0 at West Virginia+6West VirginiaWon 34–0 at West Virginia+34West VirginiaWon 6–4 at Pennsylvania+2PennsylvaniaWon 18–0 vs. Dickinson+18DickinsonWon 17–0 at Bloomsburg+17BloomsburgWon 23–0 at Wyoming Seminary+23Wyoming SeminaryWon 38–0 vs. Franklin & Marshall+38Franklin & Mars…Won 18–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+18Wesleyan (CT)Won 18–6 at Navy+12Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsVolunteer A.C.W 44–⁠089%
Oct 7vsPrincetonT 0–⁠043%
Oct 15atWest VirginiaW 18–⁠045%
Oct 16atWest VirginiaW 6–⁠054%
Oct 17atWest VirginiaW 34–⁠059%
Oct 24atPennsylvaniaW 6–⁠426%
Oct 31vsDickinsonW 18–⁠093%
Nov 10atBloomsburgW 17–⁠089%
Nov 11atWyoming SeminaryW 23–⁠090%
Nov 14vsFranklin & MarshallW 38–⁠093%
Nov 21vsWesleyan (CT)W 18–⁠090%
Nov 26atNavyW 18–⁠665%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Navy 18–⁠6.

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

National championsa title the school claims

Record
11–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
240–⁠10
Coach
Parke Davis
Elo
1656 +146 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Captain
George Waldbridge