1960 Lafayette Leopards football team

1960 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conference
Division	University Division
Record	5–4 (4–3 MAC)
Head coach	James McConlogue (3rd season)
Captains	Charles Bartos Robert Howard
Home stadium	Fisher Field
Seasons ←  1959 1961  →

1960 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings

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

The 1960 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1960 college football season. Lafayette finished fourth in the University Division of the Middle Atlantic Conference and last in the Middle Three Conference.

In their third year under head coach James McConlogue, the Leopards compiled a 5–4 record. ^[1] Charles Bartos and Robert Howard were the team captains. ^[2]

With a 4–3 record in the MAC University Division, Lafayette had more wins than the third-place team, Lehigh (3–2), but placed below the Engineers because of their win percentages. The Leopards went 0–2 against the Middle Three, losing to both Lehigh and Rutgers.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Penn *	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 14–35	15,617	[3]
October 1	Muhlenberg	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 20–14	6,500–6,751	[4]
October 8	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 3–0	7,000–7,200	[5] [6]
October 15	Temple	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 9–7	6,873–7,865	[7]
October 22	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 0–28	10,000	[8]
October 29	Gettysburg	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 10–7	8,346–9,000	[9]
November 5	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 8–36	13,500	[10]
November 12	No. 4 Tufts *	Ellis Oval Somerville, MA	W 22–7	5,000–7,000	[11]
November 19	Lehigh	Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	L 3–26	18,000–19,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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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. Dolson, Frank (September 25, 1960). "Shreve Stars as Penn Wins, 35-14". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Lafayette Tops Mules, 20-14". Sunday News . Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. October 2, 1960. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Katzman, Izzy (October 10, 1960). "Hens' Trampled Foes Eye Vengeance". Journal–Every Evening . Wilmington, Del. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Delaware)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 15, 2024.
7. Wilson, Dave (October 16, 1960). "Lafayette Goal Defeats Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bisons Humiliate Lafayette". Sunbury Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. October 24, 1960. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Doleschal's Field Goal Gives Lafayette 10-7 Decision over Bullets". The Gettysburg Times . Gettysburg, Pa. October 31, 1960. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Fleming, Jimmie (November 6, 1960). "Rutgers Rebounds with 36-8 Victory". The Sunday Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Birtwell, Roger (November 13, 1960). "Lafayette Halts Tufts Win Skein". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 83 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Good, Herb (November 20, 1960). "Lehigh Wins as Richmond Scores Pair". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Lafayette)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 16, 2024.