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1925 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1925 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In its second season under head coach Herb McCracken, the team compiled a 7–1–1 record. The team's victory over St. Bonaventure on October 31, 1925, marked the start of a 16-game winning streak that continued until October 15, 1927.[1] The team was ranked No. 11 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in January 1926.[2]

1925 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1–1
Head coach
CaptainLouis Gebhard
Home stadiumMarch Field
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Dartmouth   –   8 – 0 – 0
Fordham   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Colgate   –   7 – 0 – 2
No. 10 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 1 – 0
Syracuse   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 11 Lafayette   –   7 – 1 – 1
Springfield   –   6 – 1 – 1
Princeton   –   5 – 1 – 1
Holy Cross   –   8 – 2 – 0
Penn   –   7 – 2 – 0
Army   –   7 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 2 – 0
Cornell   –   6 – 2 – 0
NYU   –   6 – 2 – 1
Villanova   –   6 – 2 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   6 – 2 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 2 – 1
Yale   –   5 – 2 – 1
Bucknell   –   7 – 3 – 1
Columbia   –   6 – 3 – 1
Muhlenberg   –   6 – 3 – 1
Temple   –   5 – 2 – 2
Harvard   –   4 – 3 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   5 – 4 – 1
Penn State   –   4 – 4 – 1
Buffalo   –   3 – 4 – 1
St. John's   –   3 – 4 – 0
Lehigh   –   3 – 5 – 1
Vermont   –   3 – 6 – 0
CCNY   –   2 – 5 – 0
Providence   –   2 – 7 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 7 – 0
Boston University   –   1 – 5 – 0
Manhattan   –   1 – 6 – 1
Tufts   –   1 – 6 – 0
Drexel   –   1 – 7 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Muhlenberg
W 20–14[3]
October 3at Pittsburgh
W 20–930,000[4]
October 10Washington College
  • March Field
  • Easton, PA
W 40–0[5]
October 17vs. Colgate
T 7–7[6]
October 24vs. Washington & Jefferson
L 6–710,000[7]
October 31St. Bonaventure
  • March Field
  • Easton, PA
W 20–6[8]
November 7Rutgers
  • March Field
  • Easton, PA
W 34–0[9]
November 14Susquehanna
  • March Field
  • Easton, PA
W 47–05,000[10]
November 21at Lehigh
W 14–0[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Lafayette (PA) Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "Dickison Football Rating System: Dartmouth Declared National Champion". The Pantagraph. January 8, 1926. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Muhlenberg Loses Bitter Struggle To Lafayette Crew: Cardinal and Grey Fights Valiant Battle Before Bowing in Defeat". Allentown Morning Call. September 27, 1925. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pitt Is Crushed By Lafayette, 20 to 9". Pittsburgh Gazette Times. October 4, 1925. p. III-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Washington Beaten By Lafayette". The Pittsburgh Press. October 11, 1925. p. Sporting 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lafayette and Colgate Battle To 7-7 Deadlock". The Hartford Courant. October 18, 1925. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Jack Farrell (October 25, 1925). "W. and J. Defeats Lafayette by 7 to 6". New York Daily News. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.}
  8. ^ "Maroon Has Easy Win Over. St. Bonaventure". Allentown Morning Call. November 1, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rutgers No Match for Lafayette Grid Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 8, 1925. p. 6S – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Maroon Squelches Susquehanna Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 15, 1925. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Lehigh, Though Defeated, Surprises Lafayette's Big Maroon Team". Allentown Morning Call. November 22, 1925. pp. 19, 20 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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