1958 Lafayette Leopards football team

1958 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conference
Division	University
Record	5–3–1 (5–1–1 MAC University)
Head coach	James McConlogue (1st season)
Captain	Donald Dilly
Home stadium	Fisher Field
Seasons ←  1957 1959  →

1958 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
University
No. 20 Rutgers x	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Lafayette	5	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Gettysburg	3	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Lehigh	2	–	1	–	2			3	–	3	–	3
Delaware	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Bucknell	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Temple	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
Muhlenberg *	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
College–Northern
Juniata x	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	0	–	1
Lycoming	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Lebanon Valley	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Susquehanna	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Moravian	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Wagner	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Dickinson	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Albright	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Wilkes	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Scranton *	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
College–Southern
Pennsylvania Military x	7	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Johns Hopkins	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Haverford	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Western Maryland	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Swarthmore	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Drexel	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Ursinus	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
West Chester *	1	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Franklin & Marshall *	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1958 college football season. Lafayette finished second in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and tied for second in the Middle Three Conference.

In their first year under head coach James McConlogue, the Leopards compiled a 5–3–1 record. ^[1] Donald Dilly was the team captain. ^[2]

In the first year of football competition for the Middle Atlantic Conference, Lafayette finished second in the University Division with a record of 5–1–1 against conference opponents. The Leopards went 0–1–1 against the Middle Three, losing to Rutgers and tying Lehigh.

In the final two weeks of their five-game winning streak, the Leopards were ranked No. 17 in the UPI small college poll. They dropped out of the poll after losing to Rutgers and remained unranked through the end of the season.

Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at Dartmouth *	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 0–20	5,000	[3]
October 4	Muhlenberg	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 27–14	10,000	[4]
October 11	at No. 13 Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 7–6	5,181	[5]
October 18	Temple	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 35–0	8,000	[6]
October 25	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 34–6	6,000	[7]
November 1	Gettysburg	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 19–13	8,500	[8]
November 8	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 0–18	21,000	[9]
November 15	Tufts *	Ellis Oval Somerville, MA	L 8–16	4,700	[10]
November 22	Lehigh	Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	T 14–14	19,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Lafayette Football 1944-1962". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 103. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Team Captains 1882-2019". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 97. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
3. "Dartmouth Opens Its 78th Football Season with a Victory over Lafayette". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 28, 1958. p. S3.
4. Denton, Cliff (October 5, 1958). "Lafayette Rally Jolts Mules, 27-14". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Kelley, Bob (October 13, 1958). "Lafayette Scores Late to Defeat Delaware 11 in Newark Duel, 7 to 6". Wilmington Morning News . Wilmington, Del. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Denton, Cliff (October 19, 1958). "Lafayette Rolls, 35-0; First-Play 'Dazzler' Sinks Owls". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Leopards Claw B.U., 34-6". Sunbury Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. October 27, 1958. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Lapos, Jack (November 2, 1958). "Nikles Sparks Rally, Lafayette Wins, 19-13". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Aubrey, Coulter (November 9, 1958). "Leopards Stop Austin, Outplay Rutgers--Lose". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Rosa, Francis (November 16, 1958). "MacDonald, Berzins Pace Tufts Triumph". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Courtney, Gene (November 23, 1958). "Lehigh Ties Lafayette on 2d-Half Rally". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.