1975 Lafayette Leopards football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1975 Lafayette Leopards football independent 5–5 Neil Putnam 5th John Grimes Mark Jones Fisher Field The 1975 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. In their fifth year under head coach Neil Putnam, the Leopards compiled a 5–5 record.2019 Lafayette Football Record Book Lafayette Football 1963-1986 Lafayette College Easton, Pa. 104 June 20, 2020 https://goleopards.com/documents/2019/8/26/2019LafayetteFootballRecordBook.pdf Mark Jones and John Grimes were the team captains.2019 Lafayette Football Record Book Team Captains 1882-2019 Lafayette College Easton, Pa. 97 June 20, 2020 https://goleopards.com/documents/2019/8/26/2019LafayetteFootballRecordBook.pdf Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania. Schedule 1975 NCAA Division II AP y y September 20 @ 1975 Merchant Marine Mariners Merchant Marine Tomb Field Kings Point, NY W 7 3 4,100 September 27 Columbia Fisher Field Easton, PA W 10 7 5,000 Lafayette Beats Columbia; 7 Lion Turnovers Lead to 10-7 Loss Al Harvin September 28, 1975 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 4 1975 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen Hofstra Fisher Field Easton, PA W 31 19 2,500 DelBello, DeSanty Spark Lafayette 31-19 Paul Reinhard October 5, 1975 C2 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71711484/1975-lafayette-hofstra/ Attendance figure in Lafayette 31, Hofstra 19 October 5, 1975 6E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. October 11 Bucknell Fisher Field Easton, PA L 5 15 5,000 Bisons Top Leopards, Get 1st Victory Jeff Ranck October 13, 1975 10 The Daily Item Sunbury, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71717962/1975-bucknell-lafayette/ October 17 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 0 13 3,127–3,176 Penn Cashes In on the Breaks John Dell October 18, 1975 1C The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56209422/1975-lafayette-penn October 25 @ Colgate Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY L 2 56 7,500 November 1 1975 Gettysburg Bullets Gettysburg Fisher Field Easton, PA W 20 12 5,000–5,500 88-Yard DeSanty TD Paces Lafayette Win Paul Reinhard November 2, 1975 C2 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71739431/1975-lafayette-gettysburg/ Attendance figure in Lafayette 20, Gettysburg 12 November 2, 1975 6F The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. November 8 @ Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ L 6 48 12,000 Rutgers Humbles Lafayette, 48-6 Ken O'Brien November 9, 1975 B1 The Home News Sunday New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71741679/1975-lafayette-rutgers/ November 15 Davidson Fisher Field Easton, PA W 31 3 3,000 Lafayette Finds Punch, Triumphs 31-3 Paul Reinhard November 16, 1975 C2 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71741966/1975-lafayette-davidson/ Attendance figure in Lafayette Throttles Cats, 31-3 November 16, 1975 3F The Charlotte Observer Charlotte, N.C. November 22 @ No. 13 Lehigh Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry) L 14 40 17,000–17,300 Sterrett, Gardner Spark Lehigh 40-14 Terry Larimer November 23, 1975 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71743119/1975-lafayette-lehigh/ Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lehigh) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/352/stats/12714 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 16, 2024 Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lafayette) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/342/stats/12714 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 16, 2024 References Lafayette Category:Lafayette Leopards football seasons Lafayette Leopards football