1949 Lafayette Leopards football team

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1949 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference Middle Three Conference
Record2–6 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainGordon Schleer, Joseph Zahurak
Home stadium Fisher Field
Seasons
←  1948
1950  →
1949 Middle Three Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rutgers $ 2 –0 –06 –3 –0
Lafayette 1 –1 –02 –6 –0
Lehigh 0 –2 –06 –3 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1949 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1949 college football season. In its first season under head coach Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, the team compiled a 2–6 record. [1] Gordon Schleer and Joseph Zahurak were the team captains. [2] The team played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Princeton *
L 14–26 8,200 [3]
October 1at Syracuse *
L 13–20 22,000 [4]
October 8 Muhlenberg *
W 35–14 7,000 [5]
October 22 Delaware *
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 0–7 8,000 [6]
October 28at George Washington *
L 7–14 3,954 [7]
November 5 Rutgers
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 0–14 8,500 [8]
November 12 Bucknell *
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 14–21 6,000 [9]
November 19at Lehigh
W 21–12 17,000 [10]
  • *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. ↑ Watson, Rip (September 25, 1949). "Princeton Claws Leopards, 26-14". The Sunday Times . New Brunswick, N.J. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Fox, John (October 2, 1949). "Syracuse's Gridders Topple Lafayette, 20-13". The Sunday Press . Binghamton, N.Y. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Lafayette Wins Aerial Duel from Mules, 35-21". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. October 9, 1949. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Delaware Beats Lafayette, 7-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. October 23, 1949. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Edson, Arthur (October 29, 1949). "80-Yard Run in Mud Wins for Geo. Washington over Lafayette". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Burns, Joe (November 6, 1949). "Lafayette Bows, 14-0 to Rutgers". The Sunday Times . New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Lafayette Beaten 21-14". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. November 13, 1949. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ O'Gara, Frank (November 20, 1949). "Lafayette Erases 12-0 Deficit, Triumphs over Lehigh, 21-12". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
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