1931 Lafayette Leopards football team

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1931 Lafayette Leopards football
Middle Three champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record7–2 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainVictor Reuther, Walter Vanderbush
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lafayette $ 2 0 0 7 2 0
Rutgers 1 1 0 4 3 1
Lehigh 0 2 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1931 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1931 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Herb McCracken, the team compiled a 7–2 record.[1] Victor Reuther and Walter Vanderbush were the team captains.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26
Baltimore*
W 51–0[3]
October 3Muhlenberg*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 26–0[4]
October 10at Colgate*
L 0–16[5]
October 17
St. John's (MD)*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 22–0[6]
October 24Washington & Jefferson*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 21–0[7]
October 31at Penn*L 0–3[8]
November 7Rutgers
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 22–0[9]
November 14Penn State*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 33–0[10]
November 21at LehighW 13–7[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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.
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  11. ^ "Lafayette rallies to top Lehigh, 13–7". The New York Times. November 22, 1931. p. S1.