1953 Lafayette Leopards football team
American football club
| 1953 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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| Conference | Middle Three Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (1–1 Middle Three) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Joseph O'Lenic |
| Home stadium | Fisher Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers $ | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1953 college football season. In its second season under head coach Steve Hokuf, the team compiled a 5–4 record.[1] Joseph O'Lenic was the team captain.[2] The team played its home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | at Princeton* |
| L 14–20 | 10,000 | [3] | ||
| October 3 | at Albright* |
| W 28–7 | 5,000 | [4] | ||
| October 10 | Muhlenberg* |
| L 7–20 | 7,000 | [5] | ||
| October 17 | Western Maryland* |
| W 28–0 | [1] | |||
| October 24 | Bucknell* |
| W 7–6 | 8,000 | [6] | ||
| October 31 | at Franklin & Marshall* | W 34–13 | 6,500 | [7] | |||
| November 7 | Rutgers |
| L 13–14 | 4,000 | [8] | ||
| November 14 | Delaware* |
| L 7–13 | 5,000 | [9] | ||
| November 21 | at Lehigh |
| W 33–13 | 14,000 | [10] | ||
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References
- ^ a b "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 127. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ "Football Captains". Lafayette University. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (September 27, 1953). "Princeton Beats Lafayette, 20-14; Rally Saves Tiger". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ "Lafayette Spurts to Down Albright, 28-7". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 4, 1953. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McCarron, Joe (October 11, 1953). "Mules Come from Behind to Jar Lafayette, 20-7". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette Is Winner over Bucknell 7-6". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. October 25, 1953. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette Bumps F. and M. from Perfect Ranks, 34-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. November 1, 1953. p. S7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burns, Joe (November 8, 1953). "Rutgers Nips Leopards, 14-13". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delaware Beats Lafayette 13-7; Wins Little Six Title". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. November 16, 1953. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hanks, Jerry (November 22, 1953). "Lafayette Strikes Early to Crush Lehigh, 33-13". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
