1950 Lafayette Leopards football team
| 1950 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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| Conference | Middle Three Conference |
| Record | 1–8 (0–2 Middle Three) |
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| Captain | Jay Barclay, Joseph Diamond |
| Home stadium | Fisher Field |
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| Lehigh $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1950 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1950 college football season. In its second season under head coach Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, the team compiled a 1–8 record.[1] Jay Barclay and Joseph Diamond were the team captains.[2] The team played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 23 | Fordham* | L 19–20 | 12,000 | [3] | |||
| September 30 | at Cornell* | L 0–27 | 14,000 | [4] | |||
| October 7 | Scranton* |
| L 7–20 | 8,000 | [5] | ||
| October 14 | at Muhlenberg* | L 6–21 | 8,500 | [6] | |||
| October 21 | at Delaware* | W 9–7 | 6,400 | [7] | |||
| October 28 | at Bucknell* | L 0–32 | 6,500 | [8] | |||
| November 4 | Syracuse* |
| L 0–34 | 8,000 | [9] | ||
| November 11 | at Rutgers | L 7–31 | 9,000 | [10] | |||
| November 18 | Lehigh |
| L 0–38 | 20,000 | [11] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 127. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ "Football Captains". Lafayette University. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ Mozley, Dana (September 24, 1950). "Fordham Edges Lafayette 20-19". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 97 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Engel Scores Twice as Cornell Triumphs over Lafayette's Eleven". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 1, 1950. p. S3.
- ^ Powell, Abe (October 8, 1950). "Tommies Trip Lafayette, 20-7". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pa. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Muhlenberg Victor over Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 15, 1950. p. S6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Leopards Beat Delaware, 9 to 7, for Their First Triumph of the Season". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. Associated Press. October 22, 1950. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette Jolted by Bucknell, 32-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 29, 1950. p. S6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Orange Slams Inept Lafayette to Win, 34 to 0". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. November 5, 1950. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burns, Joe (November 12, 1950). "Rutgers Drubs Lafayette, 31-7, in Middle Three Tilt". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lehigh Wallops Lafayette". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. November 19, 1950. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.