1971 Lafayette Leopards football team

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1971 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Captains
  • Edward DiSalvo
  • Peter Tonks
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Delaware   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Tennessee State   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 2 McNeese State   –   9 – 1 – 1
Colorado College   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Akron   –   8 – 2 – 0
Samford   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 3 Eastern Michigan   –   7 – 1 – 2
Arkansas AM&N
   –   7 – 2 – 0
Indiana (PA)
   –   7 – 2 – 0
Kentucky State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Appalachian State   –   7 – 3 – 1
Northern Michigan   –   7 – 3 – 0
Hawaii   –   7 – 4 – 0
Ashland
   –   6 – 4 – 0
Santa Clara   –   6 – 4 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   6 – 4 – 0
Tampa   –   6 – 5 – 0
UNLV   –   5 – 4 – 1
Bucknell   –   5 – 5 – 0
Central Michigan   –   5 – 5 – 0
Milwaukee   –   5 – 5 – 0
Nevada   –   5 – 5 – 0
St. Norbert   –   5 – 5 – 0
Wayne State (MI)
   –   4 – 4 – 0
Hofstra
   –   5 – 6 – 0
Cortland   –   4 – 5 – 0
Northeastern   –   4 – 5 – 0
Portland State   –   4 – 5 – 0
Chicago   –   3 – 4 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   4 – 6 – 1
Eastern Illinois   –   4 – 6 – 0
Indiana State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   3 – 5 – 0
Rose-Hulman
   –   3 – 6 – 0
Boston University   –   3 – 7 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 6 – 0
Chattanooga   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1971 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season.

In their first year under head coach Neil Putnam, the Leopards compiled a 5–5 record.[1] Peter Tonks and Edward DiSalvo were the team captains.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Rutgers
W 13–7 7,500 [3]
September 25 Columbia
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 3–0 9,000 [4]
October 2 at Drexel
W 21–13 5,200 [5]
October 9 No. 3 Delaware
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 0–49 11,000 [6]
October 16 at Penn
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 17–15 11,185 [7]
October 23 Bucknell
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 0–33 11,500 [8]
October 30 at
Merchant Marine
L 0–20 3,500 [9]
November 6 at
Gettysburg
W 27–12 3,130 [10]
November 13 Colgate
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 14–51 7,500 [11]
November 20 at Lehigh
L 19–48 17,000 [12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Lafayette Football 1963-1986". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 104. 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. Newspapers.com
    . Attendance figure in "Writer Returns to Victory" by John Bruns on p. B15.
  4. ^ McGowen, Deane (September 26, 1971). "Lafayette Beats Columbia, 3 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette Rips Drexel". The Sunday Record
    . Hackensack, N.J. October 3, 1971. p. C2.
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  9. Sunday News
    . New York, N.Y. October 31, 1971. p. 174.
  10. Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette Beats Gettysburg". Sunday News
    . Lancaster, Pa. November 7, 1971. p. 39.
  11. ^ "Colgate Trounces Lafayette, 51-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 14, 1971. p. S16.
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