1926 Lafayette Leopards football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1926 Lafayette Leopards football Independent 9–0 Herb McCracken 3rd Frank Kirkleski Fisher Field National champion (Davis) The 1926 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1926 college football season. In its third season under head coach Herb McCracken, Lafayette compiled a 9–0 record and shut out five of nine opponents.http://www.goleopards.com/sports/maroonclub/mtt/1926_football_team_844030.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130508164811/http://www.goleopards.com/sports/maroonclub/mtt/1926_football_team_844030.html dead May 8, 2013 goleopards.com 1926 Football Team Bio - Lafayette Leopards Official Athletic Site Lafayette Leopards Official Athletic Site - Maroon Club goleopards.com2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide Lafayette University May 21, 2020 https://s3.amazonaws.com/goleopards.com/documents/2018/8/28/2018LCFBmediaguide.pdf Halfback Frank Kirkleski was the team captain.2018 Lafayette Media Guide, p. 129. Although Alabama and Stanford have been named the 1926 national champion by most selectors, the 1926 Lafayette team was named as the national champion by one selector, Parke H. Davis.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf National Poll Rankings National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2015 NCAA Division I Football Records NCAA 108 January 13, 2016 August 6, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220806220105/https://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf dead The team was ranked No. 5 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1926.Stanford Eleven Adjudged Best: Navy Ranks Second Under Dickinson System of Rating Teams The Morning Post Camden, N.J. December 17, 1926 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98552346/dickinson-rankings/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at the Fisher Stadium in Easton, Pennsylvania. Fisher Stadium opened in 1926 with a seating capacity of 13,132.2018 Lafayette Media Guide, pp. 6, 73. Schedule y y September 25 1926 Muhlenberg Mules Muhlenberg Fisher Stadium Easton, PA W 35-0 October 2 1926 Schuylkill Orange and Black Schuylkill Fisher Stadium Easton, PA W 47-0 October 9 at Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA W 17-7 October 16 1926 Dickinson Red and White Dickinson Fisher Stadium Easton, PA W 42-13 October 23 1926 Albright Red and White Albright Fisher Stadium Easton, PA W 30-7 October 30 vs Washington & Jefferson Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 16-10 20,000 Leopards in Last Minute of Play Overcome Foes From Western Tip of State The Philadelphia Inquirer October 31, 1926 45 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51856741/leopards-in-last-minute-of-play/ Newspapers.com November 6 at Rutgers Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ W 37-0 Rutgers Players In Good Shape for Lehigh Contest The Daily Home News November 8, 1926 9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-central-new-jersey-home-news-rutgers/166445923/ Newspapers.com November 13 1926 Susquehanna Crusaders Susquehanna Fisher Stadium Easton, PA W 68-0 Wilson Tops High Scorers of East as Lafayette Swamps Susquehanna Allentown Morning Call November 14, 1926 11 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-wilson-tops-high-scorer/166445617/ Newspapers.com November 20 Lehigh Fisher Stadium Easton, PA W 35-0 Lafayette Juggernaut Crushes Lehigh Allentown Morning Call November 21, 1926 13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-lafayette-juggernaut-cr/166445316/ Newspapers.comhttps://goleopards.com/sports/football/schedule/1926 1926 Football Schedule References Lafayette Category:Lafayette Leopards football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:College football undefeated seasons Lafayette Football