1899 Lafayette football team

The 1899 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1899 college football season. In its first year under head coach Samuel B. Newton, Lafayette compiled a 12–1 record, shut out 10 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 253 to 23. Significant games included victories over Penn (6–0), Lehigh (17–0 and 35–0), and Cornell (6–5), and its sole loss coming against co-national champion Princeton (0–12).

Two Lafayette players received recognition on the 1899 All-America football team. They are: fullback Edward G. Bray (Outing magazine, 2nd team; Charles E. Patterson, 1st team); and guard H. E. Trout (Walter Camp, 3rd team).

Schedule

Players

The following players were regulars on the 1899 Lafayette football team.

Backs

• Edward G. "Ned" Bray - fullback, 5 feet, 11 inches, 174 pounds
• Walter Hubley - quarterback, 5 feet, 8 inches, 155 pounds
• Ross G. Knight - left halfback, 5 feet, 11 inches, 160 pounds
• J. E. Platt - right halfback, 5 feet, 9 inches, 167 pounds

Linemen

• Charles Schmidt - right guard, 5 feet, 10 inches, 182 pounds
• Ned Ely - left end, 6 feet, 170 pounds
• John Chalmers - left tackle and captain, 5 feet, 11 inches, 170 pounds
• W. E. Bachman - center, 6 feet, 191 pounds
• D. R. Brown - right end, 6 feet, 172 pounds
• Joe Wiedenmayer - right tackle, 6 feet, 177 pounds
• H. E. Trout - left guard, 5 feet, 11 inches, 190 pounds
• L. P. Butler - guard
• R. A. Freed - tackle

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