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1911 Lafayette

8–⁠2, coached by Bob Folwell, then Samuel Newton (last 5 games).

Schedule and results

Lafayette in 1911, game by game: won vs. Bloomsburg 53–0; won vs. Ursinus 3–0; won vs. Swarthmore 12–5; won vs. Gettysburg 36–0; won at Syracuse 10–0; lost vs. Carlisle 0–19; won vs. Bucknell 6–0; lost at Pennsylvania 6–23; won at Lehigh 11–0; won vs. Dickinson 6–0+53−19Won 53–0 vs. Bloomsburg+53BloomsburgWon 3–0 vs. Ursinus+3UrsinusWon 12–5 vs. Swarthmore+7SwarthmoreWon 36–0 vs. Gettysburg+36GettysburgWon 10–0 at Syracuse+10SyracuseLost 0–19 vs. Carlisle-19CarlisleWon 6–0 vs. Bucknell+6BucknellLost 6–23 at Pennsylvania-17PennsylvaniaWon 11–0 at Lehigh+11LehighWon 6–0 vs. Dickinson+6Dickinson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsBloomsburgW 53–⁠092%
Sep 30vsUrsinusW 3–⁠088%
Oct 7vsSwarthmoreW 12–⁠583%
Oct 14vsGettysburgW 36–⁠091%
Oct 21atSyracuseW 10–⁠056%
Oct 28vsCarlisleL 0–⁠1954%
Nov 4vsBucknellW 6–⁠074%
Nov 11atPennsylvaniaL 6–⁠2344%
Nov 25atLehighW 11–⁠079%
Nov 30vsDickinsonW 6–⁠082%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dickinson 6–⁠0.

In program history: The 15th-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 1911.

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
143–⁠47
Coach
Bob Folwell, then Samuel Newton (last 5 games)
Elo
1568 +8 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
8.6 No. 21 of 71 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
William Dannehower