1885 Lafayette football team

The 1885 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1885 college football season. Playing without a regular coach, the team compiled a 3–2–1 record. John Hamme was the team captain, and E. Swift was the manager. The team played its home games on The Quad in Easton, Pennsylvania.

1885 Lafayette football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–2–1
Head coach	None
Captain	John Hamme

1885 college football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton			–					9	–	0	–	0
Michigan			–					3	–	0	–	0
Colorado College			–					1	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	1	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	0	–	1
Penn			–					8	–	5	–	0
Lafayette			–					3	–	2	–	1
Massachusetts			–					3	–	2	–	1
Johns Hopkins			–					2	–	2	–	0
Richmond			–					1	–	1	–	0
Wesleyan			–					3	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	2	–	0
Lehigh			–					1	–	5	–	1
Rutgers			–					0	–	1	–	0
Fordham			–					0	–	3	–	0

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 24		Stevens	The Quad Easton, PA	W 16–12
October 28	3:05 p.m.	Penn	The Quad Easton, PA	L 22–30
October 31		at Lehigh	University Athletic Grounds Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)	W 6–0 (forfeit)
November 4	3:16 p.m.	at Penn	University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA	L 10–54
November 11		at Stevens	Hoboken, NJ	W 23–18
November 21		Lehigh	The Quad Easton, PA	T 6–6