1912 Lafayette

4–⁠5–⁠1, coached by George McCaa.

Lafayette, 1912
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Lafayette in 1912, game by game: won vs. Muhlenberg 20–3; lost vs. Swarthmore 0–22; lost at Yale 0–16; won vs. Ursinus 11–0; won at Pennsylvania 7–3; tied vs. Bucknell 0–0; lost vs. Syracuse 7–30; lost at Brown 7–21; lost vs. Lehigh 0–10; won vs. Dickinson 19–13+17−23Won 20–3 vs. Muhlenberg+17MuhlenbergLost 0–22 vs. Swarthmore-22SwarthmoreLost 0–16 at Yale-16YaleWon 11–0 vs. Ursinus+11UrsinusWon 7–3 at Pennsylvania+4PennsylvaniaTied 0–0 vs. Bucknell0BucknellLost 7–30 vs. Syracuse-23SyracuseLost 7–21 at Brown-14BrownLost 0–10 vs. Lehigh-10LehighWon 19–13 vs. Dickinson+6Dickinson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsMuhlenbergW 20–⁠392%
Oct 5vsSwarthmoreL 0–⁠2282%
Oct 12atYaleL 0–⁠1626%
Oct 19vsUrsinusW 11–⁠085%
Oct 26atPennsylvaniaW 7–⁠335%
Nov 2vsBucknellT 0–⁠061%
Nov 9vsSyracuseL 7–⁠3063%
Nov 16atBrownL 7–⁠2134%
Nov 23vsLehighL 0–⁠1068%
Nov 28vsDickinsonW 19–⁠1373%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dickinson 19–⁠13.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
71–⁠118
Coach
George McCaa
Elo
1420 −125 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−5.6 No. 50 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Howard Benson