1964 Lafayette Leopards football team

1964 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conference
Division	University Division
1964 record	0–7–2 (0–4–2 MAC University)
Head coach	Kenneth Bunn (2nd season)
Captains	Douglas Dill George Hossenlopp
Home stadium	Fisher Field
Seasons ←  1963 1965  →

1964 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
University
Gettysburg x	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Bucknell	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Temple	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Delaware	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Lafayette	0	–	4	–	2			0	–	7	–	2
Hofstra	0	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Lehigh	0	–	3	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
College–Northern
Wagner x	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Albright	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Juniata	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Moravian	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Upsala	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Wilkes	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Lycoming	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Susquehanna *	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
College–Southern
Franklin & Marshall x	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
Drexel	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Muhlenberg	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Lebanon Valley	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Pennsylvania Military	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Swarthmore	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Dickinson	4	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Western Maryland	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Johns Hopkins	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Ursinus	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Haverford	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	6	–	1
West Chester *	0	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

The 1964 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season. Lafayette tied for last place in both the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and the Middle Three Conference.

In their second year under head coach Kenneth Bunn, the Leopards compiled an 0–7–2 record. ^[1] Douglas Dill and George Hossenlopp were the team captains. ^[2]

At 0–4–2 against MAC University Division foes, Lafayette was one of three teams without a win in conference play, along with Hofstra, playing its first year in the division, and Lehigh, both of which finished 0–3–1. Lafayette went 0–1–1 against the Middle Three, losing to Rutgers and tying 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 Brown *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 3–20	9,200	[3]
October 3	Hofstra	Fisher Field Easton, PA	T 7–7	4,000	[4]
October 10	at No. 6 Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 0–28	9,389	[5]
October 17	Temple	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 18–38	4,000	[6]
October 24	at No. 18 Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 12–54	8,000	[7]
October 31	No. 11 Gettysburg	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 3–21	6,000	[8]
November 7	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 6–31	13,000	[9]
November 14	at Davidson *	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	L 12–31	5,800	[10]
November 21	Lehigh	Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	T 6–6	19,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from UPI Small College Coaches Poll

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. "Brown Sets Back Lafayette, 20-3". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 27, 1964. p. S9.
4. May, Paul (October 4, 1964). "Lafayete, Hofstra Tie, 7-7 – All Scoring in 1st Half". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Katzman, Izzy (October 12, 1964). "Hens Not Sharp: Nelson". Wilmington Morning News . Wilmington, Del. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
6. May, Paul (October 18, 1964). "Temple Blitzes Lafayette to Stay Unbeaten, 38-18". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Lafayette 54-12 Loser to Bucknell". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. October 25, 1964. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. May, Paul (November 1, 1964). "Lafayette 21-3 Loser to Bullets". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Fleming, Jimmie (November 8, 1964). "Ward Fires Scarlet Goal Line Push, Hits Paydirt 3 Times in 6 Carries". The Sunday Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Parker, Emil (November 15, 1964). "Davidson's Smith Roams Through Lafayette, 31-12". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, N.C. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
11. Smith, Ron (November 22, 1964). "Late Drives Fail, Lafayette Ties Lehigh in 100th". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.