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1897 Lafayette

9–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Parke Davis.

Schedule and results

Lafayette in 1897, game by game: won at Bloomsburg 14–0; won at Wyoming Seminary 26–0; won vs. Penn State 24–0; won at Franklin & Marshall 8–0; won vs. Temperance A.C. 64–0; tied vs. Cornell 4–4; lost at Pennsylvania 0–46; won vs. Lehigh 34–0; lost at Princeton 0–57; won vs. Dickinson 19–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 41–6; won at Lehigh 22–0+64−57Won 14–0 at Bloomsburg+14BloomsburgWon 26–0 at Wyoming Seminary+26Wyoming SeminaryWon 24–0 vs. Penn State+24Penn StateWon 8–0 at Franklin & Marshall+8Franklin & Mars…Won 64–0 vs. Temperance A.C.+64Temperance A.C.Tied 4–4 vs. Cornell0CornellLost 0–46 at Pennsylvania-46PennsylvaniaWon 34–0 vs. Lehigh+34LehighLost 0–57 at Princeton-57PrincetonWon 19–0 vs. Dickinson+19DickinsonWon 41–6 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+35Wesleyan (CT)Won 22–0 at Lehigh+22Lehigh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27atBloomsburgW 14–⁠089%
Sep 28atWyoming SeminaryW 26–⁠089%
Oct 2vsPenn StateW 24–⁠078%
Oct 6atFranklin & MarshallW 8–⁠089%
Oct 9vsTemperance A.C.W 64–⁠095%
Oct 16vsCornellT 4–⁠470%
Oct 23atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠4629%
Oct 30vsLehighW 34–⁠092%
Nov 6atPrincetonL 0–⁠5726%
Nov 13vsDickinsonW 19–⁠088%
Nov 20vsWesleyan (CT)W 41–⁠686%
Nov 25atLehighW 22–⁠086%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Lehigh 22–⁠0.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
9–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
256–⁠113
Coach
Parke Davis
Elo
1618 +14 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
12.4 No. 8 of 28 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Charles Rinehart