1955 Lafayette Leopards football
Middle Three Conference champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record6–2 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jack Burcin
  • Bob Fyvie
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lafayette $ 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Lehigh 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Rutgers 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1955 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1955 college football season. Lafayette won the Middle Three Conference championship.

In their fourth year under head coach Steve Hokuf, the Leopards compiled a 6–2 record, and defeated both of their Middle Three opponents.[1] Bob Fyvie and Jack Burcin were the team captains.[2]

Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Muhlenberg*
W 7–0 3,000 [3]
October 1 at Carnegie Tech*
W 41–14 4,000 [4]
October 8 Delaware*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 6–14 5,000 [5]
October 15 at Dartmouth*
W 21–13 [1]
October 22 Bucknell*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 34–13 9,000 [6]
October 29 at Gettysburg*
L 14–15 5,000 [7]
November 5 Rutgers
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 16–7 8,500 [8]
November 20 at Lehigh
W 35–6 15,000 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ a b "Lafayette Football 1944-1962". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 103. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Team Captains 1882-2019". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 97. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Lafayette Tops Muhlenberg in Opener, 7-0". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. September 25, 1955. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Paul G. (October 2, 1955). "Lafayette Swamps Carnegie Tech, 41-14". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 3, p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Kelley, Bob (October 10, 1955). "Delaware Eleven Halts Unbeaten Lafayette, 14-6". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lafayette Routs Bucknell, 34-13, as Soph Has Hand in 4 of 5 Tallies". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 23, 1955. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Field Goal Decides as Bullets Nip Lafayette 15-14 in Grid Thriller". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. October 31, 1955. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Leopards Surge to Top Rutgers; Bozik Sparkles". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. November 6, 1955. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ McCarron, Joe (November 20, 1955). "Lafayette Upsets Lehigh in Snow and Smog". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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