1955 Lafayette Leopards football team
| 1955 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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Middle Three Conference champion | |
| Conference | Middle Three Conference |
| Record | 6–2 (2–0 Middle Three) |
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| Captains |
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| Home stadium | Fisher Field |
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| Lafayette $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1955 college football season. Lafayette won the Middle Three Conference championship.
In their fourth year under head coach Steve Hokuf, the Leopards compiled a 6–2 record, and defeated both of their Middle Three opponents.[1] Bob Fyvie and Jack Burcin were the team captains.[2]
Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 24 | Muhlenberg* | W 7–0 | 3,000 | [3] | |||
| October 1 | at Carnegie Tech* | W 41–14 | 4,000 | [4] | |||
| October 8 | Delaware* |
| L 6–14 | 5,000 | [5] | ||
| October 15 | at Dartmouth* | W 21–13 | [1] | ||||
| October 22 | Bucknell* |
| W 34–13 | 9,000 | [6] | ||
| October 29 | at Gettysburg* |
| L 14–15 | 5,000 | [7] | ||
| November 5 | Rutgers |
| W 16–7 | 8,500 | [8] | ||
| November 20 | at Lehigh | W 35–6 | 15,000 | [9] | |||
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Lafayette Football 1944-1962". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 103. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Team Captains 1882-2019". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 97. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Lafayette Tops Muhlenberg in Opener, 7-0". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. September 25, 1955. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sullivan, Paul G. (October 2, 1955). "Lafayette Swamps Carnegie Tech, 41-14". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 3, p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kelley, Bob (October 10, 1955). "Delaware Eleven Halts Unbeaten Lafayette, 14-6". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette Routs Bucknell, 34-13, as Soph Has Hand in 4 of 5 Tallies". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 23, 1955. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Field Goal Decides as Bullets Nip Lafayette 15-14 in Grid Thriller". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. October 31, 1955. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Leopards Surge to Top Rutgers; Bozik Sparkles". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. November 6, 1955. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McCarron, Joe (November 20, 1955). "Lafayette Upsets Lehigh in Snow and Smog". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.