1944 Lafayette Leopards football team

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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 its 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 LehighW 44–0 500 [5]
October 28at RutgersW 19–6 4,000 [6]
November 4
Ursinus*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 34–21 [1]
November 11at RutgersW 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.
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  5. ^ "Lafayette Routs Lehigh by 44 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 22, 1944. p. S2.
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  8. ^ "Lafayette Routs Lehigh by 64 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 19, 1944. p. S3.