The 1929 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1929 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Herb McCracken, the team compiled a 3–5 record.[1] William Sherwood was the team captain.[2]
| 1929 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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Middle Three co-champion | |
| Conference | Middle Three Conference |
| Record | 3–5 (1–1 Middle Three) |
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| Captain | William Sherwood |
| Home stadium | Fisher Field |
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| Lehigh + | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers + | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette + | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 5 | Muhlenberg* | W 23–0 | |||||
| October 12 | Manhattan* |
| W 23–0 | ||||
| October 19 | Bucknell* |
| L 3–6 | [3] | |||
| October 26 | at Penn State* | L 3–6 | 10,000 | ||||
| November 2 | at Washington & Jefferson* | L 0–20 | |||||
| November 9 | Rutgers |
| W 20–6 | ||||
| November 16 | at Temple* | L 0–13 | [4] | ||||
| November 23 | at Lehigh | L 12–13 | |||||
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References
edit- ^ "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 127. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ "Football Captains". Lafayette University. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Bucknell Defeats Lafayettee, 6 to 3". The Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. October 20, 1929. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Temple Treads on Lafayette: Owls Display Fine Strength and Fell Lafayette Foemen". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 17, 1929. p. 1S, 8S – via Newspapers.com.