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1899 Lafayette

12–⁠1, coached by Samuel Newton.

Schedule and results

Lafayette in 1899, game by game: won vs. Ursinus 34–0; won vs. Villanova 13–0; won at Swarthmore 16–6; lost at Princeton 0–12; won vs. Rutgers 57–0; won at Pennsylvania 6–0; won at Navy 5–0; won vs. Lehigh 17–0; won at Newark A.C. 16–0; won at Cornell 6–5; won vs. Bucknell 12–0; won at Lehigh 35–0; won vs. Dickinson 36–0+57−12Won 34–0 vs. Ursinus+34UrsinusWon 13–0 vs. Villanova+13VillanovaWon 16–6 at Swarthmore+10SwarthmoreLost 0–12 at Princeton-12PrincetonWon 57–0 vs. Rutgers+57RutgersWon 6–0 at Pennsylvania+6PennsylvaniaWon 5–0 at Navy+5NavyWon 17–0 vs. Lehigh+17LehighWon 16–0 at Newark A.C.+16Newark A.C.Won 6–5 at Cornell+1CornellWon 12–0 vs. Bucknell+12BucknellWon 35–0 at Lehigh+35LehighWon 36–0 vs. Dickinson+36Dickinson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsUrsinusW 34–⁠085%
Oct 4vsVillanovaW 13–⁠058%
Oct 7atSwarthmoreW 16–⁠678%
Oct 11atPrincetonL 0–⁠1218%
Oct 14vsRutgersW 57–⁠076%
Oct 21atPennsylvaniaW 6–⁠021%
Oct 28atNavyW 5–⁠036%
Nov 4vsLehighW 17–⁠089%
Nov 7atNewark A.C.W 16–⁠084%
Nov 11atCornellW 6–⁠531%
Nov 18vsBucknellW 12–⁠077%
Nov 25atLehighW 35–⁠087%
Nov 30vsDickinsonW 36–⁠078%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dickinson 36–⁠0.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1899.

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
253–⁠23
Coach
Samuel Newton
Elo
1600 +165 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
14.2 No. 5 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Edward Bray