1931 Lafayette Leopards football
Middle Three champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record7–2 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainVictor Reuther, Walter Vanderbush
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lafayette $ 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Rutgers 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Lehigh 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1931 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1931 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Herb McCracken, the team compiled a 7–2 record.[1] Victor Reuther and Walter Vanderbush were the team captains.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26Baltimore*
W 51–0[3]
October 3Muhlenberg*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 26–0[4]
October 10at Colgate*
L 0–16[5]
October 17St. John's (MD)*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 22–0[6]
October 24Washington & Jefferson*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 21–0[7]
October 31at Penn*
L 0–3[8]
November 7Rutgers
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 22–0[9]
November 14Penn State*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 33–0[10]
November 21at Lehigh
W 13–7[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 127. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Football Captains". Lafayette University. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "Baltimore U. swamped by Lafayette eleven in opening contest". The Baltimore Sun. September 27, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lafayette hard pressed, but bowls over stubborn Mule gridiron rivals, 26–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Colgate in third win of season". Democrat and Chronicle. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "St. John's holds Lafayette team to 22-to-0 score". The Baltimore Sun. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "W. & J. loses to Lafayette". The Pittsburgh Press. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Penn tops stubborn Lafayette foe 3 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 1, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lafayette scores easy 22–0 victory over Scarlet of Rutgers". The Morning Call. November 8, 1931. p. 9. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lafayette finds Penn State easy". Harrisburg Sunday Courier. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Lafayette rallies to top Lehigh, 13–7". The New York Times. November 22, 1931. p. S1.
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