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1929 Lafayette Leopards football team

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1929 Lafayette Leopards football
Middle Three co-champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record3–5 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Sherwood
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lehigh + 1 1 0 4 3 2
Rutgers + 1 1 0 5 4 0
Lafayette + 1 1 0 3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Muhlenberg*W 23–0
October 12Manhattan*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 23–0
October 19Bucknell*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 3–6[3]
October 26at Penn State*L 3–610,000
November 2at Washington & Jefferson*L 0–20
November 9Rutgers
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 20–6
November 16at Temple*L 0–13[4]
November 23at LehighL 12–13
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  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. ^ "Bucknell Defeats Lafayettee, 6 to 3". The Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. October 20, 1929. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Temple Treads on Lafayette: Owls Display Fine Strength and Fell Lafayette Foemen". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 17, 1929. p. 1S, 8S – via Newspapers.com.