1940 Lafayette Leopards football
Middle Three champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
Record9–0 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Moyer
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 Lafayette $ 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Rutgers 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Lehigh 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1940 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Edward Mylin, the team compiled a 9–0 record.[1] George Moyer was the team captain.[2]

Lafayette was ranked at No. 69 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[3]

The team played its home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Ursinus*
W 20–0[4]
October 5at NYU*
W 9–712,000[5]
October 12at Muhlenberg*Allentown, PAW 26–75,000[6]
October 19Gettysburg*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 45–6[7]
October 26at Army*
W 19–020,000[8]
November 2Washington & Jefferson*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 25–0[9]
November 9at RutgersNo. 18
W 7–619,000[10]
November 16Western Maryland*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 40–7[11]
November 23Lehigh
W 46–0 15,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the 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. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Leopards Open with 21-0 Win Over Ursinus Bears; First Play Nets Touchdown". Sunday Call-Chronicle. September 29, 1940. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lafayette stuns NYU, 9–7". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 6, 1940. p. 13. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Leopards Claw Muhlenberg by 26-7 Score: Walt Zirinsky Sparkles As Lafayette's Power Cuts Down Mules in Second Half". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 13, 1940. pp. 13, 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Fred Byrod (October 20, 1940). "Lafayette Stops Gettysburg, 45-6: Leopards Hand Bullets First Grid Setback". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. S7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lafayette Upsets Army". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 27, 1940. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lafayette Tops W and J, 25 to 0: Hook Mylin's Leopards Chalk Up Sixth Straight Victory". The Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 3, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Jack Casey (November 10, 1940). "Rutgers Tumbles To Lafayette by Score of 7 to 6". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. pp. 1, 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Lafayette and Lehigh win by 40-7 Scores: Sammy Moyer Leads Attack As Leopards Win Eighth At W. Maryland's Expense". Sunday Call-Chronicle. November 17, 1940. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Childs, Kingsley (November 24, 1940). "Lafayette Finishes Second Perfect Season in Four Years by Routing Lehigh". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S2.
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