1928 Lafayette Leopards football team

1928 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–1–2
Head coach	Herb McCracken (5th season)
Captain	Richard Guest
Home stadium	Fisher Field
Seasons ←  1927 1929  →

1928 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Boston College			–					9	–	0	–	0
West Chester			–					8	–	0	–	0
Villanova			–					7	–	0	–	1
Brown			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 11 Penn			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Army			–					8	–	2	–	0
Drexel			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 10 NYU			–					8	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	1	–	2
Lafayette			–					6	–	1	–	2
Princeton			–					5	–	1	–	2
CCNY			–					4	–	1	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	2	–	1
Harvard			–					5	–	2	–	1
Tufts			–					5	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					5	–	2	–	3
Columbia			–					5	–	3	–	1
Boston University			–					3	–	3	–	2
Cornell			–					3	–	3	–	2
Syracuse			–					4	–	4	–	1
Yale			–					4	–	4	–	0
Fordham			–					4	–	5	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					4	–	5	–	0
Penn State			–					3	–	5	–	1
Lehigh			–					3	–	6	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					2	–	5	–	2
Providence			–					1	–	5	–	3
Vermont			–					1	–	7	–	2
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Herb McCracken, the team compiled a 6–1–2 record, shut out six of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 237 to 44. ^[1] Richard Guest was the team captain. ^[2] The team played its home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Albright	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 78–0		[3]
October 6	Muhlenberg	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 56–0		[4]
October 13	George Washington	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 28–0		[5]
October 20	at Bucknell	Lewisburg, PA	T 0–0	16,000	[6]
October 27	West Virginia	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 0–17		[7]
November 3	Washington & Jefferson	Fisher Field Easton, PA	T 13–13		[8]
November 10	at Rutgers	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	W 17–0		[9]
November 17	Penn State	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 7–0		[10]
November 24	Lehigh	Fisher Field Easton, PA (rivalry)	W 38–14		[11]

References

1. "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 127. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
2. "Football Captains". Lafayette University. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
3. "Lafayette Smothers Albright Under Tremendous 78-0 Score at Easton". Allentown Morning Call. September 30, 1928. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Lafayette Crushes Muhlenberg: Muhlenberg Defense Is Futile and Lafayette Uses Air Route Mostly in an Easy 56-0 Triumph". Allentown Morning Call. October 7, 1928. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Lafayette Extended, But Wins Over George Washington, 28 to 0". Allentown Morning Call. October 14, 1928. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bison's Defense, Firm Under Fire, Holds Lafayette". October 22, 1938. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "West Virginia rips through Lafayette". Sunday News. October 28, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Lafayette Ties: Johnny Thompson Boots Two Field Goals and Extra Point To Enable Maroons To Even Up W. and J.,13-13". Allentown Morning Call. November 4, 1928. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Lafayette Maroon team turns Rutgers Scarlet into victory blue". The Morning Call . November 11, 1928. p. 14. Retrieved September 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
10. "Lafayette Wins: Nittany Lions and Leopard Engage in Bitter Duel With Easton Eleven Securing Triumph by a 7-0 Score". Allentown Morning Call. November 18, 1928. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Lafayette Beats Lehigh". Allentown Morning Call. November 25, 1928. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.