1948 Lafayette Leopards football team
1948 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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Conference | Middle Three Conference |
Record | 7–2 (1-1 Middle Three) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Daniel Kovacs[1] |
Home stadium | Fisher Field |
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Rutgers $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1948 college football season. In its second season under head coach Ivy Williamson, the team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored its opponents by a total of 277 to 171. Lafayette declined an invitation to the 1949 Sun Bowl, as African-American running back David Showell would not have been allowed to play in the game.[2] The team played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Lafayette was ranked at No. 80 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 25 | Fordham* | W 53–14 | 12,000 | [4] | |||
October 2 | at Army* | L 7–54 | 20,123 | [5] | |||
October 9 | Washington & Jefferson* |
| W 56–15 | 8,000 | [6] | ||
October 16 | at Muhlenberg* |
| W 46–13 | 21,000 | [7] | ||
October 23 | at Bucknell* | W 19–7 | 5,000 | [8] | |||
October 30 | George Washington* |
| W 33–14 | 12,000 | [9] | ||
November 6 | at Rutgers |
| L 13–34 | 18,000 | [10] | ||
November 13 | Ohio Wesleyan* |
| W 27–7 | 6,000 | [11] | ||
November 20 | Lehigh |
| W 23–13 | 21,000 | [12] | ||
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References
- ^ "Football Captains". goleopards.com. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ "The 1949 Sun Bowl -- Lafayette Makes Statement on Segregation". goleopards.com. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette Beats Fordham, 53-14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. September 26, 1948. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mozley, Dana (October 3, 1948). "Blaik Unlimbers Big Guns: Army 54, Leopards 7". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C37 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette on Scoring Spree to Beat W.&J., 56 to 15". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 10, 1948. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette Routs Mules 46-13 Before Record 21,000". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 17, 1948. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Leopards Get 19-7 Win in Muddy Battle with Bucknell". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. Associated Press. October 24, 1948. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette Has No Trouble Gaining 33 to 14 Victory over George Washington". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 31, 1948. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burns, Joe (November 7, 1948). "Lafayette Bows, 34-13 to Rutgers". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette Scores Early to Triumph". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. November 14, 1948. p. S5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ O'Gara, Frank (November 21, 1948). "Lafayette Rally Beats Lehigh, 23-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2009 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette College. 2009. p. 149. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
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