1948 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1948 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1948 college football season. In its second season under head coach Ivy Williamson, the team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored its opponents by a total of 277 to 171.[2] The team declined an invitation to the 1949 Sun Bowl, as African-American running back David Showell would not have been allowed to play in the game.[3]

Main article: 1949 Sun Bowl controversy

1948 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record7–2 (1-1 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainDaniel Kovacs[1]
Home stadiumFisher Field
1948 Middle Three Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rutgers $ 2 –0 –07 –2 –0
Lafayette 1 –1 –07 –2 –0
Lehigh 0 –2 –05 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Lafayette was ranked at No. 80 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[4]

The team played its home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Fordham*
W 53–14 12,000 [5]
October 2at Army*
L 7–54 20,123 [6]
October 9Washington & Jefferson*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 56–15 8,000 [7]
October 16at Muhlenberg*
W 46–13 21,000 [8]
October 23at Bucknell*
W 19–7 5,000 [9]
October 30George Washington*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 33–14 12,000 [10]
November 6at Rutgers
L 13–34 18,000 [11]
November 13Ohio Wesleyan*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 27–7 6,000 [12]
November 20Lehigh
W 23–13 21,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

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References
  1. "Football Captains". goleopards.com. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  2. "Lafayette Yearly Totals". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 26, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  3. "The 1949 Sun Bowl -- Lafayette Makes Statement on Segregation". goleopards.com. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  4. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Lafayette Beats Fordham, 53-14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. September 26, 1948. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Mozley, Dana (October 3, 1948). "Blaik Unlimbers Big Guns: Army 54, Leopards 7". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C37 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Lafayette on Scoring Spree to Beat W.&J., 56 to 15". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 10, 1948. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Lafayette Routs Mules 46-13 Before Record 21,000". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 17, 1948. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Leopards Get 19-7 Win in Muddy Battle with Bucknell". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. Associated Press. October 24, 1948. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Lafayette Has No Trouble Gaining 33 to 14 Victory over George Washington". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 31, 1948. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Burns, Joe (November 7, 1948). "Lafayette Bows, 34-13 to Rutgers". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Lafayette Scores Early to Triumph". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. November 14, 1948. p. S5 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. O'Gara, Frank (November 21, 1948). "Lafayette Rally Beats Lehigh, 23-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "2009 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette College. 2009. p. 149. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  15. "Lafayette (PA) Yearly Results (1945–1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2020.


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