1975 Lafayette Leopards football team

1975 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5
Head coach	Neil Putnam (5th season)
Captains	John Grimes Mark Jones
Home stadium	Fisher Field
Seasons ←  1974 1976  →

1975 NCAA Division II independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^			–					13	–	1	–	0
American International			–					8	–	1	–	0
Lehigh ^			–					9	–	3	–	0
Delaware			–					8	–	3	–	0
Portland State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Akron			–					7	–	4	–	0
Kentucky State			–					7	–	4	–	0
UNLV			–					7	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					6	–	5	–	0
Tennessee State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Youngstown State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga			–					5	–	5	–	1
Bucknell			–					5	–	5	–	0
Indiana State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Lafayette			–					5	–	5	–	0
Southern Connecticut State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Central Connecticut			–					4	–	5	–	0
Central State (OH)			–					4	–	6	–	0
Eastern Michigan			–					4	–	6	–	0
Eastern Illinois			–					3	–	5	–	2
Northeastern			–					3	–	6	–	0
Western Carolina			–					3	–	7	–	0
Nevada			–					3	–	8	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha			–					2	–	9	–	0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff			–					0	–	11	–	0
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. In their fifth year under head coach Neil Putnam, the Leopards compiled a 5–5 record. ^[1] Mark Jones and John Grimes 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 20	at Merchant Marine	Tomb Field Kings Point, NY	W 7–3	4,100	[1]
September 27	Columbia	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 10–7	5,000	[3]
October 4	Hofstra	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 31–19	2,500	[4]
October 11	Bucknell	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 5–15	5,000	[5]
October 17	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–13	3,127–3,176	[6]
October 25	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 2–56	7,500	[1]
November 1	Gettysburg	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 20–12	5,000–5,500	[7]
November 8	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 6–48	12,000	[8]
November 15	Davidson	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 31–3	3,000	[9]
November 22	at No. 13 Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	L 14–40	17,000–17,300	[10] [11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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. Harvin, Al (September 28, 1975). "Lafayette Beats Columbia; 7 Lion Turnovers Lead to 10-7 Loss". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Reinhard, Paul (October 5, 1975). "DelBello, DeSanty Spark Lafayette 31-19". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette 31, Hofstra 19". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. October 5, 1975. p. 6E.
5. Ranck, Jeff (October 13, 1975). "Bisons Top Leopards, Get 1st Victory". The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Dell, John (October 18, 1975). "Penn Cashes In on the Breaks". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
7. Reinhard, Paul (November 2, 1975). "88-Yard DeSanty TD Paces Lafayette Win". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette 20, Gettysburg 12". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. November 2, 1975. p. 6F.
8. O'Brien, Ken (November 9, 1975). "Rutgers Humbles Lafayette, 48-6". The Home News Sunday . New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Reinhard, Paul (November 16, 1975). "Lafayette Finds Punch, Triumphs 31-3". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette Throttles Cats, 31-3". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, N.C. November 16, 1975. p. 3F.
10. Larimer, Terry (November 23, 1975). "Sterrett, Gardner Spark Lehigh 40-14". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lehigh)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 16, 2024.
12. "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lafayette)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 16, 2024.