1970 Lafayette Leopards football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1970 Lafayette Leopards football independent 6–5 Harry Gamble 4th Richard McKay Fisher Field The 1970 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In their fourth and final year under head coach Harry Gamble, the Leopards compiled a 6–5 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 Richard McKay was the team captain.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 Following the decision by the Middle Atlantic Conference to end football competition in its University Division, the Leopards competed as a football independent in 1970, though five of the former league rivals (Bucknell, Delaware, Gettysburg, Lafayette and Lehigh) continued to play an informal round-robin called the "Middle Five".Yankee for Hens? Hal Bodley July 31, 1970 25 Evening Journal Wilmington, Del. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69456964/1970-delaware-yankee/ The three-way rivalry with Lehigh and Rutgers remained on Lafayette's football schedule, but press reports in 1970 make no mention of a Middle Three Conference champion. Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania. Schedule 1970 small college AP y y September 12 1970 East Stroudsburg Warriors East Stroudsburg Fisher Field Easton, PA W 27 16 7,000–9,500 Lafayette Rally Beats ESSC 27-16 Paul Reinhard September 13, 1970 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70253143/1970-lafayette-essc/ September 19 @ Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ L 16 41 13,000 Lafayette Bows 41-16 to Rugged Rutgers Paul Reinhard September 20, 1970 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70255921/1970-lafayette-rutgers/ September 26 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY L 9 23 5,079 Columbia Downs Lafayette, 23-9 Lincoln A. Werden The New York Times New York, N.Y. September 27, 1970 S1 October 3 Drexel Fisher Field Easton, PA W 19 14 6,500 Lafayette Nips Drexel as Defense Holds Off Dragons in 4th Period Associated Press October 4, 1970 sect. 3, p. 3 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70260457/1970-o3-inquirer/ October 10 @ #11 Delaware Delaware Stadium Newark, DE L 20 36 17,116 Delaware Outlasts Lafayette Paul Reinhard October 11, 1970 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70262742/1970-delaware-lafayette/ October 17 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 20 31 7,913–7,933 Penn Clips Lafayette; Odell Gets Game Ball John Dell October 18, 1970 sect. 3, p. 1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70264834/1970-lafayette-penn/ October 24 @ Bucknell Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA L 28 30 10,000–10,115 Bucknell Nips the Leopards Paul Reinhard October 25, 1970 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70266907/1970-bucknell-lafayette/ October 31 1970 Gettysburg Bullets Gettysburg<hc> Fisher Field Easton, PA W 21 14 8,200–8,500 Slump Ended by Lafayette Paul Reinhard November 1, 1970 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30634418/ November 7 @ Davidson Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC W 53 34 4,500 Leopards Outscore Defenseless Davidson, 53-34 Dale White November 8, 1970 2F The Charlotte Observer Charlotte, N.C. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70270576/1970-lafayette-davidson/ Attendance figure in Lafayette's 53-34 Win Is Biggest Since 1948 November 8, 1970 sect. 3, p. 2 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. November 14 Vermont Fisher Field Easton, PA W 31 14 4,000–6,000 Vermont Drops 9th; Lafayette Breezes 31-14 Paul Reinhard November 15, 1970 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70273471/1970-lafayette-vermont/ Attendance figure in Lafayette Wallops Vermont November 15, 1970 89 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. November 21 Lehigh Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry) W 31 28 17,000 Lafayette Tops Lehigh 31-28; FG by Nowell Saves Leopards Paul Reinhard November 22, 1970 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70274212/1970-lafayette-lehigh/ Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lafayette) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/342/stats/13329 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 16, 2024 References Lafayette Category:Lafayette Leopards football seasons Lafayette Leopards football