1949 Lafayette Leopards football team
American football club
1949 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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Conference | Middle Three Conference |
Record | 2–6 (1–1 Middle Three) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Gordon Schleer, Joseph Zahurak |
Home stadium | Fisher Field |
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Rutgers $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1949 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1949 college football season. In its first season under head coach Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, the team compiled a 2–6 record.[1] Gordon Schleer and Joseph Zahurak were the team captains.[2] The team played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 24 | at Princeton* |
| L 14–26 | 8,200 | [3] | ||
October 1 | at Syracuse* | L 13–20 | 22,000 | [4] | |||
October 8 | Muhlenberg* | W 35–14 | 7,000 | [5] | |||
October 22 | Delaware* |
| L 0–7 | 8,000 | [6] | ||
October 28 | at George Washington* | L 7–14 | 3,954 | [7] | |||
November 5 | Rutgers |
| L 0–14 | 8,500 | [8] | ||
November 12 | Bucknell* |
| L 14–21 | 6,000 | [9] | ||
November 19 | at Lehigh |
| W 21–12 | 17,000 | [10] | ||
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References
- ^ "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 127. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ "Football Captains". Lafayette University. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ Watson, Rip (September 25, 1949). "Princeton Claws Leopards, 26-14". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fox, John (October 2, 1949). "Syracuse's Gridders Topple Lafayette, 20-13". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette Wins Aerial Duel from Mules, 35-21". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 9, 1949. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delaware Beats Lafayette, 7-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 23, 1949. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Edson, Arthur (October 29, 1949). "80-Yard Run in Mud Wins for Geo. Washington over Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burns, Joe (November 6, 1949). "Lafayette Bows, 14-0 to Rutgers". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette Beaten 21-14". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. November 13, 1949. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ O'Gara, Frank (November 20, 1949). "Lafayette Erases 12-0 Deficit, Triumphs over Lehigh, 21-12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.