1944 Lafayette Leopards football team

1944 Lafayette Leopards football
Middle Three champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record6–1 (4–0 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainEdward Podgorski
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lafayette $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Rutgers 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Lehigh 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1944 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1944 college football season. In its second season under head coach Ben Wolfson, the team compiled a 6–1 record and won the Middle Three championship.[1] Edward Podgorski was the team captain.[2] The team played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7at NYU*
W 39–0 4,000 [3]
October 14at Syracuse*
L 7–32 5,000 [4]
October 21at Lehigh
W 44–0 500 [5]
October 28at Rutgers
W 19–6 4,000 [6]
November 4Ursinus*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 34–21 [1]
November 11at Rutgers
W 39–0 5,000 [7]
November 18Lehigh
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA (rivalry)
W 64–0 10,000 [8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ a b "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 127. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Football Captains". Lafayette University. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Kieran, Chris (October 8, 1944). "Leopards Ruin Violet's Return to Grid, 39-0". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 25C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Syracuse Plows Through Lafayette Eleven to Win Night Game by 32-7 Score". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. Associated Press. October 15, 1944. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lafayette Routs Lehigh by 44 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 22, 1944. p. S2.
  6. ^ "Lafayette Beats Rutgers, 19-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 29, 1944. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Whitfield, Jim (November 12, 1944). "State Officials Rutgers Guests; Team Bows 39-0: Speedy Lafayette Backs Pile Up Big Margin over Rutgers". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lafayette Routs Lehigh by 64 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 19, 1944. p. S3.