1940 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 Lafayette $ 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Rutgers 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Lehigh 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1940 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Edward Mylin, the team compiled a 9–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 237 to 33.[1] The team was ranked No. 19 in the final AP poll.[2]

Lafayette led the country in both rushing offense (306.4 yards per game) and total offense (368.2 yards per game). They tallied 2,758 rushing yards, 556 passing yards, and 3,314 yards of total offense.[3]

Halfback George Moyer was the team captain.[4] Tackle Bill Collins was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as a second-team player on the 1940 All-Eastern football team.[5] Six Lafayette players received first-team honors from the conference coaches on the All-Middle Three team: halfbacks George "Sammy" Moyer and Walter Zirinsky; center Walter Wermuth; end John Svenson; tackle Bill Collins; and guard William Kresge.[6]

The team played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Ursinus*
W 20–0[7]
October 5at NYU*
W 9–712,000[8]
October 12at Muhlenberg*Allentown, PAW 26–75,000[9]
October 19Gettysburg*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 45–6[10]
October 26at Army*
W 19–020,000[11]
November 2Washington & Jefferson*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 25–0[12]
November 9at RutgersNo. 18
W 7–619,000[13]
November 16Western Maryland*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 40–7[14]
November 23Lehigh
W 46–0 15,000 [15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 127. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Minnesota Is Voted Number One College Football Team for 1940". The Morning Call. December 3, 1940. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Lafayette Takes National Ground Gaining Laurels". Meriden Record. December 6, 1940. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Football Captains". Lafayette University. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "Bucknell, Nittany Stars All-Eastern Runners Up". The Daily Item. December 5, 1940. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rutgers Places Four On Middle Three Team". The Daily Home News. December 4, 1940. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Leopards Open with 21-0 Win Over Ursinus Bears; First Play Nets Touchdown". Sunday Call-Chronicle. September 29, 1940. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lafayette stuns NYU, 9–7". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 6, 1940. p. 13. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Leopards Claw Muhlenberg by 26-7 Score: Walt Zirinsky Sparkles As Lafayette's Power Cuts Down Mules in Second Half". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 13, 1940. pp. 13, 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Fred Byrod (October 20, 1940). "Lafayette Stops Gettysburg, 45-6: Leopards Hand Bullets First Grid Setback". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. S7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Lafayette Upsets Army". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 27, 1940. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Lafayette Tops W and J, 25 to 0: Hook Mylin's Leopards Chalk Up Sixth Straight Victory". The Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 3, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Jack Casey (November 10, 1940). "Rutgers Tumbles To Lafayette by Score of 7 to 6". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. pp. 1, 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Lafayette and Lehigh win by 40-7 Scores: Sammy Moyer Leads Attack As Leopards Win Eighth At W. Maryland's Expense". Sunday Call-Chronicle. November 17, 1940. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Childs, Kingsley (November 24, 1940). "Lafayette Finishes Second Perfect Season in Four Years by Routing Lehigh". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S2.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940_Lafayette_Leopards_football_team
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