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1960 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1960 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1960 college football season. Lafayette finished fourth in the University Division of the Middle Atlantic Conference and last in the Middle Three Conference.

1960 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record5–4 (4–3 MAC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Charles Bartos
  • Robert Howard
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
Rutgers x 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Bucknell 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Lehigh 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Lafayette 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Gettysburg 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Delaware 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Temple 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Muhlenberg * 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Northern College Division
Albright x 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Wagner x 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Lebanon Valley 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Susquehanna 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Juniata 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Scranton 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Upsala 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 5 – 2
Wilkes 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Moravian 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Hofstra * 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Lycoming * 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Southern College Division
Johns Hopkins x 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Pennsylvania Military 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Western Maryland 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ursinus 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Swarthmore 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Dickinson 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Drexel 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 7 – 1
Haverford 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
Franklin & Marshall * 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
No. 5 West Chester * 0 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

In their third year under head coach James McConlogue, the Leopards compiled a 5–4 record.[1] Charles Bartos and Robert Howard were the team captains.[2]

With a 4–3 record in the MAC University Division, Lafayette had more wins than the third-place team, Lehigh (3–2), but placed below the Engineers because of their win percentages. The Leopards went 0–2 against the Middle Three, losing to both Lehigh and Rutgers.

Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 at Penn*
L 14–35 15,617 [3]
October 1 Muhlenberg
W 20–14 6,500–6,751 [4]
October 8 at Delaware
W 3–0 7,000–7,200 [5][6]
October 15 Temple
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 9–7 6,873–7,865 [7]
October 22 at Bucknell
L 0–28 10,000 [8]
October 29 Gettysburg
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 10–7 8,346–9,000 [9]
November 5 at Rutgers
L 8–36 13,500 [10]
November 12 No. 4 Tufts*
W 22–7 5,000–7,000 [11]
November 19 Lehigh
L 3–26 18,000–19,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Lafayette Football 1944-1962". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 103. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Team Captains 1882-2019". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 97. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Dolson, Frank (September 25, 1960). "Shreve Stars as Penn Wins, 35-14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lafayette Tops Mules, 20-14". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. October 2, 1960. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Katzman, Izzy (October 10, 1960). "Hens' Trampled Foes Eye Vengeance". Journal–Every Evening. Wilmington, Del. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Delaware)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  7. ^ Wilson, Dave (October 16, 1960). "Lafayette Goal Defeats Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bisons Humiliate Lafayette". Sunbury Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 24, 1960. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Doleschal's Field Goal Gives Lafayette 10-7 Decision over Bullets". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. October 31, 1960. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Fleming, Jimmie (November 6, 1960). "Rutgers Rebounds with 36-8 Victory". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Birtwell, Roger (November 13, 1960). "Lafayette Halts Tufts Win Skein". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 83 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Good, Herb (November 20, 1960). "Lehigh Wins as Richmond Scores Pair". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Lafayette)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
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