1946 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record2–7 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainEd Whiteman
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers $ 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Lafayette 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Lehigh 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1946 college football season. In its seventh and final season under head coach Edward Mylin, the team compiled a 2–7 record and was outscored by a total of 286 to 56.[1] Ed Whiteman was the team captain.[2] The team played its home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Muhlenberg
L 20–32 8,000 [3]
October 5at Penn
L 0–16 63,000 [4]
October 12Gettysburg
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 14–27 6,000 [5]
October 19Washington & Jefferson
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 7–6 4,000 [6]
October 26at Bucknell
L 0–29 12,000 [7]
November 2Colgate
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 0–39 5,000 [8]
November 9at Rutgers
L 2–41 12,000 [9]
November 16at Columbia
L 0–46 12,000 [10]
November 23Lehigh
W 13–0 15,000 [11]

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. ^ Lewis, Allen (September 29, 1946). "Muhlenberg's Late Surge Upsets Lafayette, 32-20". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Altschull, Herb (October 6, 1946). "Eddie Allen Scores Five Touchdowns to Lead Penn to 66-0 Win over Leopards". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lafayette Given Beating by 27-14 Score as Series with Gettysburg Resumes". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 13, 1946. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lafayette Rally in Last Three Minutes Nets 7-6 Win over W. & J. Eleven". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 20, 1946. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (October 27, 1946). "Bucknell's Hubka Scores 2 in 29-0 Defeat of Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Colgate Gets Big 39-0 Decision over Leopards as Red Raiders Run Wild". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. November 3, 1946. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Burns, Joe (November 10, 1946). "Rutgers Smothers Lafayette 41 to 2". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ McCulley, Jim (November 17, 1946). "Lions Thrash Lafayette, 46-0, as Subs Run Wild". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C47 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Berry, Mort (November 24, 1946). "Lehigh Bows to Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
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