1973 Lafayette Leopards football team

1973 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3–1
Head coach	Neil Putnam (3rd season)
Captains	Thomas Kubler James Nolan
Home stadium	Fisher Field
Seasons ←  1972 1974  →

1973 NCAA Division II independents football records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Tennessee State			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Hawaii			–					9	–	2	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha			–					7	–	2	–	1
Trinity (TX)			–					8	–	3	–	0
UNLV			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Delaware ^			–					8	–	4	–	0
Central Michigan			–					7	–	4	–	0
Nevada			–					7	–	4	–	0
Western Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Milwaukee			–					6	–	4	–	1
Eastern Michigan			–					6	–	4	–	0
American International			–					5	–	4	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	5	–	0
Central State (OH)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					5	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					4	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					3	–	4	–	2
Northeast Louisiana			–					3	–	5	–	2
Santa Clara			–					4	–	6	–	0
Youngstown State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff			–					3	–	5	–	1
Chattanooga			–					4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State			–					4	–	7	–	0
Northeastern			–					3	–	6	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					2	–	7	–	1
Eastern Illinois			–					2	–	9	–	0
Portland State			–					1	–	10	–	0
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1973 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season.

In their third year under head coach Neil Putnam, the Leopards compiled a 6–3–1 record. ^[1] Thomas Kubler and James Nolan were the team captains. ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Merchant Marine	Tomb Field Kings Point, NY	W 21–3	4,500	[3]
September 22	Colgate	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 21–55	6,000	[4]
September 29	Penn	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 16–14	10,000	[5]
October 6	C.W. Post	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 28–12		[1]
October 13	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 6–35	10,000	[6]
October 20	Bucknell	Fisher Field Easton, PA	T 0–0	10,000	[7]
October 27	Maine	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 23–13	4,000	[8]
November 3	at Gettysburg	Musselman Stadium Gettysburg, PA	W 19–3	4,000	[9]
November 10	Drexel	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 21–11	3,100	[10]
November 17	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	L 13–45	18,000	[11]
Homecoming

References

1. "Lafayette Football 1963-1986". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 104. 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. Reinhard, Paul (September 16, 1973). "Soph Q-Back Paces Leopards' 21-3 Win". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette 21, Kings Point 3". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. September 16, 1973. p. 7D.
4. Reinhard, Paul (September 23, 1973). "Parr Wrecks Lafayette". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Dell, John (September 30, 1973). "Lafayette Stuns Penn on Thaw FG, 16-14". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
6. Shannon, Bill (October 14, 1973). "Jennings Adds to Totals as Rutgers Romps, 35-6". The Sunday Record . Hackensack, N.J. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Reinhard, Paul (October 21, 1973). "Leopards Tie Bucknell 0-0". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Herb McCracken Inducted into Grid Hall of Fame" on page C6.
8. Reinhard, Paul (October 28, 1973). "Giglio Sparks Lafayette to Fourth Victory 23-13". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette 23, Maine 13". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. October 28, 1973. p. 7E.
9. Reinhard, Paul (November 4, 1973). "Lafayette Wins 19-3; Giglio Scores 3 TDs". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette 19, Gettysburg 3". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. November 4, 1973. p. 8E.
10. "Lafayette works hard to beat Drexel 21–11". Sunday Call-Chronicle. November 11, 1973. Retrieved August 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. Larimer, Terry (November 18, 1973). "Lehigh Romps; McQuilken, Co Unstoppable". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.