1975 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1975 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season.

1975 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Captains
  • John Grimes
  • Mark Jones
Home stadiumFisher Field
1975 NCAA Division II independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^   –  13 –1 –0
American International   –  8 –1 –0
Lehigh ^   –  9 –3 –0
Delaware   –  8 –3 –0
Portland State   –  8 –3 –0
Akron   –  7 –4 –0
UNLV   –  7 –4 –0
Santa Clara   –  6 –5 –0
Tennessee State   –  5 –4 –0
Youngstown State   –  5 –4 –0
Chattanooga   –  5 –5 –1
Bucknell   –  5 –5 –0
Indiana State   –  5 –5 –0
Lafayette   –  5 –5 –0
Southern Connecticut State   –  5 –5 –0
Central Connecticut   –  4 –5 –0
Central State (OH)   –  4 –6 –0
Eastern Michigan   –  4 –6 –0
Eastern Illinois   –  3 –5 –2
Northeastern   –  3 –6 –0
Western Carolina   –  3 –7 –0
Nevada   –  3 –8 –0
Nebraska–Omaha   –  2 –9 –0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   –  0 –11 –0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll

In their fifth year under head coach Neil Putnam, the Leopards compiled a 5–5 record.[1] Mark Jones and John Grimes were the team captains.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 at Merchant Marine
W 7–3 [1]
September 27 Columbia
W 10–7 5,000 [3]
October 4 Hofstra
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 31–19 2,500 [4]
October 11 Bucknell
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 5–15 5,000 [5]
October 17 at Penn
L 0–13 3,127 [6]
October 25 at Colgate
L 2–56 [1]
November 1 Gettysburg
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 20–12 5,000 [7]
November 8 at Rutgers
L 6–48 12,000 [8]
November 15 Davidson
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 31–3 3,000 [9]
November 22 at No. 6 Lehigh
L 14–40 17,300 [10]

References
  1. "Lafayette Football 1963-1986". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 104. 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. Harvin, Al (September 28, 1975). "Lafayette Beats Columbia; 7 Lion Turnovers Lead to 10-7 Loss". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. Reinhard, Paul (October 5, 1975). "DelBello, DeSanty Spark Lafayette 31-19". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette 31, Hofstra 19". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 5, 1975. p. 6E.
  5. Ranck, Jeff (October 13, 1975). "Bisons Top Leopards, Get 1st Victory". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Dell, John (October 18, 1975). "Penn Cashes In on the Breaks". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Reinhard, Paul (November 2, 1975). "88-Yard DeSanty TD Paces Lafayette Win". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette 20, Gettysburg 12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. November 2, 1975. p. 6F.
  8. O'Brien, Ken (November 9, 1975). "Rutgers Humbles Lafayette, 48-6". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Reinhard, Paul (November 16, 1975). "Lafayette Finds Punch, Triumphs 31-3". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette Throttles Cats, 31-3". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. November 16, 1975. p. 3F.
  10. Larimer, Terry (November 23, 1975). "Sterrett, Gardner Spark Lehigh 40-14". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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