Lafayette shut out seven of its eight opponents and finished with a 7–0–1 record in their first year under head coach Bob Folwell.
Significant games included victories over Princeton (6–0) and Lehigh (21–0).
The 1909 Lafayette team outscored its opponents by a combined total of 176 to 6.
[1] Lafayette fullback George McCaa received recognition on the 1909 College Football All-America Team, as a third-team selection by Walter Camp and a second-team selection by The New York Times.
This college football 1909 season article is a stub.