1942 Lafayette Leopards football team

1942 Lafayette Leopards football
Middle Three co-champion
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	3–5–1 (1–0–1 Middle Three)
Head coach	Edward Mylin (6th season)
Captain	Charles Nagle
Home stadium	Fisher Field

1942 Middle Three Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lehigh +	1	–	0	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Lafayette +	1	–	0	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Rutgers	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1942 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1942 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Edward Mylin, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record.^[1] Charles Nagle was the team captain.^[2] The team played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Lafayette was ranked at No. 139 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Cornell*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 16–20
October 3	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 0–14
October 10	Fort Monmouth*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 7–3
October 17	at Brown*	Andrews Field Providence, RI	L 0–7
October 24	Virginia*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 19–13	8,000	[4]
October 31	at Bucknell*	Memorial StadiumLewisburg, PA	L 7–13	7,000	[5]
November 7	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 19–14
November 14	Lakehurst NAS*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 0–14		[6]
November 21	Lehigh	Fisher Field Easton, PA (rivalry)	T 7–7
*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. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Lafayette trips Virginia, 19 to 13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 25, 1942. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bucknell Downs Lafayette, 13-7". The Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1942. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Lakehurst Downs Lafayette Rival By Score Of 14-0". The Sunday News (Lancaster, PA). November 15, 1942. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.