1961 Lafayette Leopards football team

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1961 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference Middle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record2–6–1 (1–5–1 MAC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Walter Doleschal
  • Peter Lehr
Home stadium Fisher Field
Seasons
←  1960
1962  →
1961 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
University Division
No. 15 Rutgers x 4 –0 –09 –0 –0
Bucknell 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Delaware 3 –2 –04 –4 –0
No. 6 Lehigh 3 –2 –07 –2 –0
Gettysburg 2 –2 –13 –5 –1
Temple 1 –2 –22 –5 –2
Lafayette 1 –5 –12 –6 –1
Muhlenberg 0 –4 –02 –7 –0
Northern College Division
Susquehanna x 6 –0 –08 –0 –1
Albright 4 –0 –17 –0 –1
Moravian 4 –1 –14 –3 –1
Wagner 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Lycoming 1 –3 –11 –6 –1
Wilkes 1 –6 –01 –6 –0
Hofstra * 2 –0 –07 –2 –0
Juniata * 1 –2 –03 –4 –0
Upsala * 0 –4 –00 –7 –0
Southern College Division
Lebanon Valley x 5 –1 –06 –1 –0
Swarthmore 4 –2 –05 –2 –0
Western Maryland 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
Dickinson 5 –3 –05 –3 –0
Pennsylvania Military 5 –3 –06 –3 –0
Johns Hopkins 2 –3 –13 –4 –1
Ursinus 2 –5 –02 –5 –0
Drexel 1 –5 –12 –5 –1
Haverford 0 –6 –10 –6 –1
West Chester * 0 –0 –07 –2 –0
Franklin & Marshall * 0 –3 –01 –7 –0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from major college AP poll for Rutgers and small college AP poll for Lehigh

The 1961 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1961 college football season. Lafayette finished second-to-last in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and last in the Middle Three Conference.

In their fourth year under head coach James McConlogue, the Leopards compiled a 2–6–1 record. [1] Walter Doleschal and Peter Lehr were the team captains. [2]

In conference play, Lafayette went 1–5–1 against University Division opponents, for the division's seventh-best win percentage. The Leopards were swept by their Middle Three rivals, losing to both Lehigh and Rutgers.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 at Muhlenberg
W 14–13 4,000 [3]
September 30 at Penn *
L 7–14 14,411 [4]
October 7 Delaware
L 0–34 6,000 [5]
October 14 at Temple
T 12–12 3,000 [6]
October 21 Bucknell
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 0–13 5,000 [7]
October 28 at Gettysburg
L 0–6 5,500 [8]
November 4 Rutgers
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 6–37 6,500 [9]
November 11 Tufts *
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 27–17 [10]
November 18 at No. 15 Lehigh
L 14–17 15,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

[12]

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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. ↑ Lapos, Jack (September 24, 1961). "Lafayette Rally Nips Mules, 14-13". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Dolson, Frank (October 1, 1961). "Penn Survives Hectic Finish to Hand Lafayette 14-7 Defeat". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ McCarron, Joe (October 8, 1961). "Delaware Coasts, 34-0, over Smaller Lafayette". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Lafayette, Temple in 12-12 Deadlock". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. October 15, 1961. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Bucknell Defense Sparks 13-0 Win over Lafayette". Sunday News . Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. October 22, 1961. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Gettysburg Shuts Out Lafayette". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. October 29, 1961. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Yarashus, Bob (November 5, 1961). "Rutgers Wallops Lafayette to Remain Undefeated". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Lafayette Turns Back Tufts". Sunday Call-Chronicle. November 12, 1961. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Fachet, Bob (November 19, 1961). "Lehigh Field Goal Reverses Lafayette in Last 6 Seconds". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Lafayette)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 16, 2024.
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