1942 Lafayette Leopards football team

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1942 Lafayette Leopards football
Middle Three co-champion
Conference Middle Three Conference
Record3–5–1 (1–0–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainCharles Nagle
Home stadium Fisher Field
Seasons
  1941
1943  
1942 Middle Three Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lehigh + 1 0 15 2 1
Lafayette + 1 0 13 5 1
Rutgers 0 2 03 4 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1942 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1942 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Edward Mylin, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record. [1] Charles Nagle was the team captain. [2] The team played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Lafayette was ranked at No. 139 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Cornell *L 16–20
October 3at Army *L 0–14
October 10 Fort Monmouth *W 7–3
October 17at Brown *
L 0–7
October 24 Virginia *
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 19–138,000 [4]
October 31at Bucknell * Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA L 7–137,000 [5]
November 7at Rutgers W 19–14
November 14 Lakehurst NAS *
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 0–14 [6]
November 21 Lehigh
T 7–7
  • *Non-conference game

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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. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Lafayette trips Virginia, 19 to 13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 25, 1942. Retrieved July 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bucknell Downs Lafayette, 13-7". The Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1942. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Lakehurst Downs Lafayette Rival By Score Of 14-0". The Sunday News (Lancaster, PA). November 15, 1942. p. 16 via Newspapers.com.