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1900 Lafayette

9–⁠2, coached by Samuel Newton.

Schedule and results

Lafayette in 1900, game by game: won vs. Ursinus 34–0; won vs. Susquehanna 35–0; won vs. Manhattan 11–0; won vs. Swarthmore 34–2; lost vs. Princeton 0–5; won vs. Newark A.C. 16–0; won at Lehigh 34–0; lost at Pennsylvania 5–12; won vs. Cornell 17–0; won vs. Lehigh 18–0; won vs. Dickinson 10–6+35−7Won 34–0 vs. Ursinus+34UrsinusWon 35–0 vs. Susquehanna+35SusquehannaWon 11–0 vs. Manhattan+11ManhattanWon 34–2 vs. Swarthmore+32SwarthmoreLost 0–5 vs. Princeton-5PrincetonWon 16–0 vs. Newark A.C.+16Newark A.C.Won 34–0 at Lehigh+34LehighLost 5–12 at Pennsylvania-7PennsylvaniaWon 17–0 vs. Cornell+17CornellWon 18–0 vs. Lehigh+18LehighWon 10–6 vs. Dickinson+4Dickinson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsUrsinusW 34–⁠093%
Oct 6vsSusquehannaW 35–⁠094%
Oct 10vsManhattanW 11–⁠092%
Oct 13vsSwarthmoreW 34–⁠293%
Oct 20vsPrincetonL 0–⁠540%
Oct 27vsNewark A.C.W 16–⁠091%
Nov 3atLehighW 34–⁠085%
Nov 10atPennsylvaniaL 5–⁠1229%
Nov 17vsCornellW 17–⁠045%
Nov 24vsLehighW 18–⁠093%
Nov 29vsDickinsonW 10–⁠679%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dickinson 10–⁠6.

In program history: The 7th-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 1900.

Consensus All-AmericanWalter E. Bachman, C

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
214–⁠25
Coach
Samuel Newton
Elo
1612 +46 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
10.8 No. 7 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
John Chalmers