| 1942 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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Middle Three co-champion | |
| Conference | Middle Three Conference |
| Record | 3–5–1 (1–0–1 Middle Three) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Charles Nagle |
| Home stadium | Fisher Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh + | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette + | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1942 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1942 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Edward Mylin, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record. [1] Charles Nagle was the team captain. [2]
Lafayette was ranked at No. 139 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. [3]
The team played its home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 26 | at Cornell* | L 16–20 | |||||
| October 3 | at Army* | L 0–14 | |||||
| October 10 | Fort Monmouth* | W 7–3 | |||||
| October 17 | at Brown* |
| L 0–7 | ||||
| October 24 | Virginia* |
| W 19–13 | 8,000 | [4] | ||
| October 31 | at Bucknell* | Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA | L 7–13 | 7,000 | [5] | ||
| November 7 | at Rutgers | W 19–14 | |||||
| November 14 | Lakehurst NAS* |
| L 0–14 | [6] | |||
| November 21 | Lehigh |
| T 7–7 | ||||
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- ^ "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 127. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ "Football Captains". Lafayette University. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette trips Virginia, 19 to 13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 25, 1942. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucknell Downs Lafayette, 13-7". The Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1942. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lakehurst Downs Lafayette Rival By Score Of 14-0". The Sunday News (Lancaster, PA). November 15, 1942. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
| 1942 Lafayette Leopards football | |
|---|---|
Middle Three co-champion | |
| Conference | Middle Three Conference |
| Record | 3–5–1 (1–0–1 Middle Three) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Charles Nagle |
| Home stadium | Fisher Field |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh + | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette + | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1942 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1942 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Edward Mylin, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record. [1] Charles Nagle was the team captain. [2]
Lafayette was ranked at No. 139 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. [3]
The team played its home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 26 | at Cornell* | L 16–20 | |||||
| October 3 | at Army* | L 0–14 | |||||
| October 10 | Fort Monmouth* | W 7–3 | |||||
| October 17 | at Brown* |
| L 0–7 | ||||
| October 24 | Virginia* |
| W 19–13 | 8,000 | [4] | ||
| October 31 | at Bucknell* | Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA | L 7–13 | 7,000 | [5] | ||
| November 7 | at Rutgers | W 19–14 | |||||
| November 14 | Lakehurst NAS* |
| L 0–14 | [6] | |||
| November 21 | Lehigh |
| T 7–7 | ||||
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- ^ "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 127. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ "Football Captains". Lafayette University. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette trips Virginia, 19 to 13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 25, 1942. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucknell Downs Lafayette, 13-7". The Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1942. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lakehurst Downs Lafayette Rival By Score Of 14-0". The Sunday News (Lancaster, PA). November 15, 1942. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.