1943 Lafayette Leopards football team

American football club August 2023 February 2026 1943 Lafayette Leopards football Middle Three Conference Middle Three 4–1 3–1 Ben Wolfson 1st Walter Sergy Fisher Field Middle Three co-champion The 1943 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1943 college football season. In its first season under head coach Ben Wolfson, the team compiled a 4–1 record (3–1 in conference games), won the Middle Three championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 118 to 22.2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide Lafayette University June 14, 2020 127 https://s3.amazonaws.com/goleopards.com/documents/2018/8/28/2018LCFBmediaguide.pdf Walter Sergy was the team captain.Football Captains Lafayette University June 15, 2020 https://goleopards.com/sports/2018/7/27/sports-m-footbl-spec-rel-lafa-m-footbl-captains-html.aspx In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Lafayette ranked 111th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 63.6.Litkenhous E. E. Edward E. Litkenhous Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune/122968858/ The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City, Utah December 17, 1943 18 April 16, 2023 Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania. Schedule y y October 16 Atlantic City NAS<ncg> Fisher Field Easton, PA W 12-0 Lafayette Wins, 12-0, Over Naval Air Cadets The Philadelphia Inquirer October 17, 1943 S3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53489940/lafayette-wins-12-0-over-naval-air/ Newspapers.com October 23 Lehigh Fisher Field Easton, PA (rivalry) W 39-7 Lehigh Swamped By Lafayette The Philadelphia Inquirer Stan Baumgartner October 24, 1943 2S https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-lehigh-swamped/166807093/ Newspapers.com November 6 at Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ L 0-13 4,000 Lafayette Vanquished By Rutgers: Leopards Lose by 13-0; Scarlet Scores Twice in Second Period The Sunday Times Jack Lewis November 7, 1943 1, 12 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-central-new-jersey-home-news-lafayet/166806603/ Newspapers.com November 20 Rutgers Fisher Field Easton, PA W 9-2 7,000 Son of Ex-Lafayette Ace Stars as Rutgers Bows, 9-2 The Philadelphia Inquirer November 21, 1943 1S, 3S https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-son-of-ex-lafa/166806047/ Newspapers.com November 27 at Lehigh Taylor Stadium Bethlethem, PA W 58-0 3,500 Lafayette Power Routs Lehigh, 58-0 William D. Richardson The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 28, 1943 S1Lafayette Has Field Day In Rolling Up Big 58 to 0 Score on Lehigh's Engineers Sunday Call-Chronicle November 28, 1943 9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-lafayette-has-field-day/166805456/ Newspapers.com References Lafayette Category:Lafayette Leopards football seasons Lafayette Leopards football