1968 Lafayette Leopards football team

1968 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conference
Division	University Division
Record	7–3 (2–2 MAC University)
Head coach	Harry Gamble (2nd season)
Captain	Richard Lettieri
Home stadium	Fisher Field
Seasons ←  1967 1969  →

1968 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
University
Delaware x	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Bucknell	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Lehigh	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Lafayette	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Temple	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Hofstra	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Gettysburg	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
West Chester *	0	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
College–Northern
Albright x	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
No. T–19 Wilkes x	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
Delaware Valley	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Juniata	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Upsala	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Moravian	3	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Susquehanna	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Lycoming	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Wagner *	3	–	1	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
College–Southern
Franklin & Marshall x	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Johns Hopkins x	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Muhlenberg	6	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Western Maryland	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Lebanon Valley	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Ursinus	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Pennsylvania Military	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Haverford	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Swarthmore	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Dickinson	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Drexel *	3	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1968 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Lafayette tied for third in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and placed last in the Middle Three Conference.

In their second year under head coach Harry Gamble, the Leopards compiled a 7–3 record. ^[1] Richard Lettieri was the team captain. ^[2]

At 2–2 against MAC University Division foes, Lafayette tied Lehigh and Temple for third place in the eight-team circuit. Lafayette dropped both of its games against Middle Three rivals, losing to 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 21	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 7–37	16,000	[3]
September 28	at Columbia *	Baker Field New York, NY	W 36–14	7,441	[4]
October 5	Hofstra	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 7–0	5,000	[5]
October 12	at Washington & Lee *	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 27–7		[1]
October 19	Drexel *	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 27–0	3,000	[6]
October 26	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 10–13	6,000	[7]
November 2	Gettysburg	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 37–0	10,000	[8]
November 9	No. 18 Merchant Marine *	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 7–0	8,500	[9]
November 16	at Colgate *	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 14–10	6,000	[10]
November 23	Lehigh	Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	L 6–21	16,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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. Fleming, Jimmie (September 22, 1968). "Rutgers Passes Bomb Lafayette, 37-7". The Sunday Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Werden, Lincoln A. (September 29, 1968). "Lafayette Routs Columbia, 36 to 14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. May, Paul (October 6, 1968). "Lafayette Edges Hofstra 7-0 on Fourth-Period Touchdown". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
6. May, Paul (October 20, 1968). "Leopards Notch Fourth Straight". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "2 Field Goals Help Bucknell Nip Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. October 27, 1968. sect. 3, p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
8. May, Paul (November 3, 1968). "Lafayette Wins Easily 37-0". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. May, Paul (November 10, 1968). "Lafayette Stuns Mariners 7-0". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Lafayette Rally Defeats Colgate". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. November 17, 1968. p. S5.
11. Lewis, Allen (November 24, 1968). "'Quiet' Lehigh Noisy Enough to Trip Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.