1942 Lafayette Leopards football team

American football club

1942 Lafayette Leopards football
Middle Three co-champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record3–5–1 (1–0–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
  • Edward Mylin (6th season)
CaptainCharles Nagle
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Middle Three Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lehigh + 1 0 1 5 2 1
Lafayette + 1 0 1 3 5 1
Rutgers 0 2 0 3 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1942 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1942 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Edward Mylin, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record.[1] Charles Nagle was the team captain.[2]

Lafayette was ranked at No. 139 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]

The team played its home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Cornell*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 16–20
October 3at Army*L 0–14
October 10Fort Monmouth*W 7–3
October 17at Brown*
L 0–7
October 24Virginia*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 19–13
October 31at Bucknell*Memorial StadiumLewisburg, PAL 7–137,000[4]
November 7at Rutgers
W 19–14
November 14Lakehurst NAS*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 0–14[5]
November 21Lehigh
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA (rivalry)
T 7–7
  • *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. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bucknell Downs Lafayette, 13-7". The Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1942. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lakehurst Downs Lafayette Rival By Score Of 14-0". The Sunday News (Lancaster, PA). November 15, 1942. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
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