1950 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1950 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1950 college football season. In its second season under head coach Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, the team compiled a 1–8 record.[1] Jay Barclay and Joseph Diamond were the team captains.[2] The team played its home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

1950 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Middle Three Conference
1950 record	1–8 (0–2 Middle Three)
Head coach	Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith (2nd season)
Captain	Jay Barclay, Joseph Diamond
Home stadium	Fisher Field

1950 Middle Three Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lehigh $	2	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Rutgers	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Lafayette	0	–	2	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Fordham*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 19–20	12,000	[3]
September 30	at Cornell*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 0–27	14,000	[4]
October 7	Scranton*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 7–20	8,000	[5]
October 14	at Muhlenberg*	Allentown High School Stadium Allentown, PA	L 6–21	8,500	[6]
October 21	at Delaware*	Wilmington Park Wilmington, DE	W 9–7	6,400	[7]
October 28	at Bucknell*	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 0–32	6,500	[8]
November 4	Syracuse*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 0–34	8,000	[9]
November 11	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 7–31	9,000	[10]
November 18	Lehigh	Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	L 0–38	20,000	[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 127. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
2. "Football Captains". Lafayette University. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
3. Mozley, Dana (September 24, 1950). "Fordham Edges Lafayette 20-19". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 97 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Engel Scores Twice as Cornell Triumphs over Lafayette's Eleven". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 1, 1950. p. S3.
5. Powell, Abe (October 8, 1950). "Tommies Trip Lafayette, 20-7". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pa. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Muhlenberg Victor over Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 15, 1950. p. S6 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Leopards Beat Delaware, 9 to 7, for Their First Triumph of the Season". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. Associated Press. October 22, 1950. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Lafayette Jolted by Bucknell, 32-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 29, 1950. p. S6 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Orange Slams Inept Lafayette to Win, 34 to 0". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. November 5, 1950. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
10. Burns, Joe (November 12, 1950). "Rutgers Drubs Lafayette, 31-7, in Middle Three Tilt". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Lehigh Wallops Lafayette". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. November 19, 1950. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.