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- 1 2 3 "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 124. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ↑ "1882 Lafayette Leopards Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ↑ "Football Captains". Lafayette University. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
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