| Year: | 1884 |
| Team: | Lafayette |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 2–5 |
| Head Coach: | None |
| Captain: | Lewis Frey |
The 1884 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1884 college football season. 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.