Playing without a regular coach, the team compiled a 2–5 record and was outscored by a total of 261 to 88.
[1][2] Lewis Frey was the team captain,[3] and F. Drake was the manager.
[1] The team played its home games on The Quad in Easton, Pennsylvania.
On October 29, 1884, Lafayette lost to Princeton by a 140–0 score.
Princeton's 140 points was the highest score achieved by a team in the history of the sport to that time.