1945 Lafayette Leopards football team

American football club August 2023 February 2026 1945 Lafayette Leopards football Middle Three Conference Middle Three 1–7–1 1–1 Ben Wolfson 3rd Game captains Fisher Field The 1945 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1945 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Ben Wolfson, the team compiled a 1–7–1 record.2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide Lafayette University June 14, 2020 127 https://s3.amazonaws.com/goleopards.com/documents/2018/8/28/2018LCFBmediaguide.pdf The team was led by game captains and played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.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 Schedule y y September 29 at Columbia<ncg> Baker Field New York, NY L 14-40 10,000 Columbia Routs Lafayette, 40-14 The Philadelphia Inquirer September 30, 1945 27 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16809183/columbia_routs_lafayette_4014/ Newspapers.com October 6 at Princeton<ncg> Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ T 7-7 4,000 Tigers Held to 7-7 Draw by Lafayette Associated Press October 7, 1945 18 The Sunday Times New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66870696/1945-lafayette-princeton/ October 13 at Colgate<ncg> Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY L 0-47 October 20 1945 Merchant Marine Mariners Merchant Marine<ncg> Fisher Field Easton, PA L 7-26 6,000 Pfohl Star as Kings Point Defeats Lafayette, 26-7 October 21, 1945 S2 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66872973/1945-lafayette-marine/ October 27 Bucknell<ncg> Fisher Field Easton, PA L 2-26 3,000 Bucknell Upsets Lafayette with Big 26-2 Triumph October 28, 1945 9 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66873483/1945-bucknell-lafayette/ November 3 at Temple<ncg> Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA L 0-20 12,000 Temple Gains Sixth, 20-0 Stan Baumgartner November 4, 1945 S1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66879713/1945-lafayette-temple/ November 10 Rutgers Fisher Field Easton, PA L 14-32 2,500 Rutgers Trims Lafayette 32 to 14 and Captures Middle 3 Championship Gordon McCoy November 11, 1945 1 The Sunday Times New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66880668/1945-lafayette-rutgers/ November 17 Atlantic City NAS<ncg> Fisher Field Easton, PA L 7-12 5,000 Atlantic City Jars Lafayette November 18, 1945 S3 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66882749/1945-lafayette-acnas/ November 24 at Lehigh Taylor Stadium Bethlethem, PA (rivalry) W 7-0 8,000 Lehigh Bows to Lafayette Stan Baumgartner November 25, 1945 S1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66884462/1945-lafayette-lehigh/ Attendance figure in Lafayette Scores First Victory, 7-0 November 25, 1945 sect. IV, p. 1 The Scrantonian Scranton, Pa. References Lafayette Category:Lafayette Leopards football seasons Lafayette Leopards football