1928 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston College   –   9 – 0 – 0
West Chester   –   8 – 0 – 0
Villanova   –   7 – 0 – 1
Brown   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 11 Penn   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Army   –   8 – 2 – 0
Drexel   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 10 NYU   –   8 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 1 – 2
Lafayette   –   6 – 1 – 2
Princeton   –   5 – 1 – 2
CCNY   –   4 – 1 – 2
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 2 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 2 – 1
Tufts   –   5 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   6 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   6 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   5 – 2 – 3
Columbia   –   5 – 3 – 1
Boston University   –   3 – 3 – 2
Cornell   –   3 – 3 – 2
Syracuse   –   4 – 4 – 1
Yale   –   4 – 4 – 0
Fordham   –   4 – 5 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 5 – 0
Penn State   –   3 – 5 – 1
Lehigh   –   3 – 6 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   2 – 5 – 2
Providence   –   1 – 5 – 3
Vermont   –   1 – 7 – 2
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Herb McCracken, the team compiled a 6–1–2 record, shut out six of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 237 to 44.[1] Richard Guest was the team captain.[2] The team played its home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Albright
W 78–0[3]
October 6Muhlenberg
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 56–0[4]
October 13George Washington
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 28–0[5]
October 20at BucknellLewisburg, PAT 0–016,000[6]
October 27West Virginia
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 0–17[7]
November 3Washington & Jefferson
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
T 13–13[8]
November 10at Rutgers
W 17–0[9]
November 17Penn State
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 7–0[10]
November 24Lehigh
W 38–14[11]

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.
  3. ^ "Lafayette Smothers Albright Under Tremendous 78-0 Score at Easton". Allentown Morning Call. September 30, 1928. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lafayette Crushes Muhlenberg: Muhlenberg Defense Is Futile and Lafayette Uses Air Route Mostly in an Easy 56-0 Triumph". Allentown Morning Call. October 7, 1928. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lafayette Extended, But Wins Over George Washington, 28 to 0". Allentown Morning Call. October 14, 1928. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bison's Defense, Firm Under Fire, Holds Lafayette". October 22, 1938. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "West Virginia rips through Lafayette". Sunday News. October 28, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lafayette Ties: Johnny Thompson Boots Two Field Goals and Extra Point To Enable Maroons To Even Up W. and J.,13-13". Allentown Morning Call. November 4, 1928. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lafayette Maroon team turns Rutgers Scarlet into victory blue". The Morning Call. November 11, 1928. p. 14. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Lafayette Wins: Nittany Lions and Leopard Engage in Bitter Duel With Easton Eleven Securing Triumph by a 7-0 Score". Allentown Morning Call. November 18, 1928. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Lafayette Beats Lehigh". Allentown Morning Call. November 25, 1928. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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