1898 Lafayette

3–⁠8, coached by Samuel Newton.

Schedule and results

Lafayette in 1898, game by game: won vs. Villanova 16–0; lost at Washington & Jefferson 0–16; lost vs. Penn State 0–5; lost at Princeton 0–34; lost vs. Dickinson 6–12; lost at Pennsylvania 0–32; lost at Navy 0–18; lost at Lehigh 0–22; lost at Cornell 0–47; won vs. Bucknell 6–0; won vs. Lehigh 11–5+16−47Won 16–0 vs. Villanova+16VillanovaLost 0–16 at Washington & Jefferson-16Washington & Je…Lost 0–5 vs. Penn State-5Penn StateLost 0–34 at Princeton-34PrincetonLost 6–12 vs. Dickinson-6DickinsonLost 0–32 at Pennsylvania-32PennsylvaniaLost 0–18 at Navy-18NavyLost 0–22 at Lehigh-22LehighLost 0–47 at Cornell-47CornellWon 6–0 vs. Bucknell+6BucknellWon 11–5 vs. Lehigh+6Lehigh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Lehigh 11–⁠5.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
39–⁠191
Coach
Samuel Newton
Elo
1402 −177 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−11.7 No. 25 of 31 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Charles Best