1959 Lafayette Leopards football team

1959 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conference
Division	University Division
1959 record	5–4 (4–3 MAC University)
Head coach	James McConlogue (2nd season)
Captain	Donald Nikles
Home stadium	Fisher Field
Seasons ←  1958 1960  →

1959 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
University
Delaware x	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Gettysburg	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Lafayette	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Bucknell	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Rutgers	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Lehigh	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Temple	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
Muhlenberg *	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
College–Northern
Albright x	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Juniata	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Wagner	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Lebanon Valley	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Susquehanna	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Moravian	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Wilkes	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Lycoming	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Scranton *	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
College–Southern
Johns Hopkins x	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Pennsylvania Military	6	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Western Maryland	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
Ursinus	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Dickinson	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Haverford	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	5	–	0
Drexel	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall *	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Swarthmore *	1	–	3	–	0			?	–	?	–	?
West Chester *	0	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

The 1959 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Lafayette finished third in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and second in the Middle Three Conference.

In their second year under head coach James McConlogue, the Leopards compiled a 5–4 record. ^[1] Donald Nikles was the team captain. ^[2]

In conference play, Lafayette had the second-most wins in the University Division, with a 4–3 record against conference opponents, but placed behind Gettysburg's 3–2 in win percentage. The Leopards went 1–1 against the Middle Three, losing to Rutgers and beating Lehigh.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Penn *	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–26	15,974	[3]
October 3	at Muhlenberg	Muhlenberg Field Allentown, PA	W 19–6	6,000	[4]
October 10	No. 9 Delaware	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 8–26	9,000	[5]
October 17	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 52–20	6,000	[6]
October 24	No. 11 Bucknell	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 12–6	8,000	[7]
October 31	at Gettysburg	Memorial Field Gettysburg, PA	L 13–16	3,500	[8]
November 7	Rutgers	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 14–16	5,500	[9]
November 16	Tufts *	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 13–0		[1]
November 23	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	W 28–6	17,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from UPI Small College Poll

References

1. "Lafayette Football 1963-1986". 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. Good, Herb (September 27, 1959). "Penn Routs Lafayette as Hanlon Stars, 26-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. McCarron, Joe (October 4, 1959). "Lafayette Stops Muhlenberg, 19-6". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Steber, Bernie (October 11, 1959). "Lafayette Blitzed, 26-8; Delaware Bombards Leopards". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Wilson, Dave (October 18, 1959). "Lafayette Ruins Homecoming Day for Temple as Doleschal Shines". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Leopards Upend Bucknell, 12-6, Before 8,000 Fans". The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. October 26, 1959. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Late Field Goal Trips Lafayette for Gettysburg". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. November 1, 1959. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Fleming, Jimmie (November 8, 1959). "Scarlet Wins over Lafayette by 16-14 Score". The Sunday Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Good, Herb (November 22, 1959). "Lafayette Levels Lehigh, Student Row Halts Game". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.