The 1938 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1938 college football season. In its second season under head coach Edward Mylin, the team compiled a 5–3 record.[1] Harold Simmons and Norbert Weldon were the team captains.[2]
| 1938 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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| Conference | Middle Three Conference |
| Record | 5–3 (1–1 Middle Three) |
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| Captain | Harold Simmons, Norbert Weldon |
| Home stadium | Fisher Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 1 | at Penn* | L 6–34 | |||||
| October 8 | at Brown* |
| L 0–20 | ||||
| October 15 | Washington & Jefferson* |
| W 7–6 | ||||
| October 22 | NYU* |
| W 7–6 | 10,000 | [3] | ||
| October 29 | Ursinus* |
| W 39–0 | ||||
| November 5 | at Penn State* | W 7–0 | 8,274 | ||||
| November 12 | at Rutgers | L 0–6 | |||||
| November 19 | Lehigh |
| W 6–0 | 14,000 | [4] | ||
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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.
- ^ "Lafayette tops NYU, 7–6". Daily News. October 23, 1938. p. 39C. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 20, 1938). "Lafayette Stops Lehigh in Their 72d Game On Moyer's 32-Yard Run in 1st Period, 6-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.