1949 Lafayette Leopards football team

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 its home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

1949 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
1949 record2–6 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainGordon Schleer, Joseph Zahurak
Home stadiumFisher Field
1949 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Rutgers $ 2 –0 –0  6 –3 –0
Lafayette 1 –1 –0  2 –6 –0
Lehigh 0 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Princeton*
L 14–26 8,200 [3]
October 1at Syracuse*
L 13–20 22,000 [4]
October 8Muhlenberg*
W 35–14 7,000 [5]
October 22Delaware*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 0–7 8,000 [6]
October 28at George Washington*
L 7–14 3,954 [7]
November 5Rutgers
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 0–14 8,500 [8]
November 12Bucknell*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 14–21 6,000 [9]
November 19at Lehigh
W 21–12 17,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 127. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. "Football Captains". Lafayette University. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  3. Watson, Rip (September 25, 1949). "Princeton Claws Leopards, 26-14". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Fox, John (October 2, 1949). "Syracuse's Gridders Topple Lafayette, 20-13". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Lafayette Wins Aerial Duel from Mules, 35-21". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 9, 1949. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Delaware Beats Lafayette, 7-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 23, 1949. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. 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.
  8. Burns, Joe (November 6, 1949). "Lafayette Bows, 14-0 to Rutgers". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Lafayette Beaten 21-14". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. November 13, 1949. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. 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.
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