1947 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record6–3 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainTod Saylor[1]
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers $ 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Lafayette 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Lehigh 0 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Ivy Williamson, the team compiled a 6–3 record and was outscored by a total of 156 to 89. The Leopards lost their first two games under their new head coach, but then won six of seven games during the remainder of the season.[2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Lafayette was ranked at No. 164 out of 500 college football teams.[3]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Muhlenberg*
L 0–388,000[4]
October 4at Penn*
L 0–5951,283[5]
October 11Gettysburg*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 14–137,000[6]
October 18Bucknell*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 27–79,000[7]
October 25at Washington & Jefferson*
W 20–125,500[8]
November 1Syracuse*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 14–710,000[9]
November 8Rutgers
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 0–2011,000[10]
November 15at Fordham*
W 7–05,900[11]
November 22at Lehigh
W 7–016,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Football Captains". goleopards.com. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "2009 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette College. 2009. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mules Tan Leopards, 38-0". The Morning Call. September 28, 1947. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Art Morrow (October 5, 1947). "Penn Crushes Lafayette, 59-0; 51,283 See Luongo Score Four". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 4S – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lafayette Wins 14-13 Over Bullets". Sunday Call-Chronicle (Allentown, PA). October 12, 1947. pp. 19, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lafayette Strikes Its Stride To Score Surprising 27 to 7 Win Over Bisons of Bucknell". October 19, 1947. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lafayette Beats Wash-Jeff, 20-12". The Pittsburgh Press. October 26, 1947. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lafayette Upsets Dope by Turning in 14 to 7 Win At Expense of Syracuse". Sunday Call-Chronicle (Allentown, PA). p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Joe Burns (November 9, 1947). "Last Period Surge Wins For Rutgers". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). pp. 1, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Dana Mozley (November 16, 1947). "Lafayette Nips Rams In 1st Quarter, 7-0". The Daily News (New York City). p. 102 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Frank O'Gara (November 23, 1947). "Lafayette Beats Lehigh". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. S1, S2 – via Newspapers.com.


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