1938 Lafayette Leopards football team

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1938 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record5–3 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainHarold Simmons, Norbert Weldon
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers $ 2 0 0 7 1 0
Lafayette 1 1 0 5 3 0
Lehigh 0 2 0 2 5 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1938 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1938 college football season. In its second season under head coach Edward Mylin, the team compiled a 5–3 record.[1] Harold Simmons and Norbert Weldon were the team captains.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1at Penn*L 6–34
October 8at Brown*
L 0–20
October 15Washington & Jefferson*
W 7–6
October 22NYU*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 7–610,000[3]
October 29
Ursinus
*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 39–0
November 5at Penn State*W 7–08,274
November 12at
Piscataway, NJ
L 0–6
November 19Lehigh
W 6–014,000[4]
  • *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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  4. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 20, 1938). "Lafayette Stops Lehigh in Their 72d Game On Moyer's 32-Yard Run in 1st Period, 6-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.