1901_Lafayette_football_team

1901 Lafayette football team

1901 Lafayette football team

American college football season

The 1901 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the 1901 college football season. In its third season under head coach Samuel B. Newton, the team compiled a 9–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 240 to 94.[1]

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Two of the team's three losses were suffered in games against early professional football teams (Homestead Library & Athletic Club and Philadelphia Athletic Club) made up of all-star rosters.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    "1901 Lafayette Leopards Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Stars Outshine The Collegians". The Pittsburgh Press. November 17, 1901. p. 22.
  3. [3]
    "Lafayette Wins Easily". New York Daily Tribune. October 3, 1901. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. [4]
    "Lafayette, 42; Susquehanna, 5". New York Daily Tribune. October 6, 1901. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. [5]
    "Syracuse Trounced: Lafayette Outweighed the Salt City Boys". The Buffalo Courier. October 13, 1901. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. [6]
    "Lafayette, 16; Manhattan, 6". New York Daily Tribune. October 17, 1901. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Lafayette Plays With Orange A.C." The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 20, 1901. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. [8]
    "Princeton, 6; Lafayette, 0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 27, 1901. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. [9]
    "Lehigh Could Not Score". The Times (Philadelphia). November 3, 1901. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. [10]
    "Lafayette Couldn't Handle The Pros.; 23-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 6, 1901. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. [11]
    "Lafayette, 11; Brown, 6". The New York Times. November 10, 1901. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. [12]
    "Lafayette Trounced Lehigh". The Times (Philadelphia). November 24, 1901. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. [13]
    "Lafayette Beat Dickinson". The Times (Philadelphia). November 29, 1901. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.


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