1950 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record1–8 (0–2 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainJay Barclay, Joseph Diamond
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lehigh $ 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Rutgers 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Lafayette 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1950 college football season. In its second season under head coach Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, the team compiled a 1–8 record.[1] Jay Barclay and Joseph Diamond were the team captains.[2] The team played its home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Fordham*
L 19–20 12,000 [3]
September 30at Cornell*
L 0–27 14,000 [4]
October 7Scranton*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 7–20 8,000 [5]
October 14at Muhlenberg*
L 6–21 8,500 [6]
October 21at Delaware*
W 9–7 6,400 [7]
October 28at Bucknell*
L 0–32 6,500 [8]
November 4Syracuse*dagger
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 0–34 8,000 [9]
November 11at Rutgers
L 7–31 9,000 [10]
November 18Lehigh
L 0–38 20,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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. ^ Mozley, Dana (September 24, 1950). "Fordham Edges Lafayette 20-19". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 97 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Engel Scores Twice as Cornell Triumphs over Lafayette's Eleven". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 1, 1950. p. S3.
  5. ^ Powell, Abe (October 8, 1950). "Tommies Trip Lafayette, 20-7". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pa. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Muhlenberg Victor over Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 15, 1950. p. S6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Leopards Beat Delaware, 9 to 7, for Their First Triumph of the Season". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. Associated Press. October 22, 1950. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lafayette Jolted by Bucknell, 32-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 29, 1950. p. S6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Orange Slams Inept Lafayette to Win, 34 to 0". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. November 5, 1950. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Burns, Joe (November 12, 1950). "Rutgers Drubs Lafayette, 31-7, in Middle Three Tilt". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Lehigh Wallops Lafayette". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. November 19, 1950. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
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