1928 Lafayette Leopards football team
{{short description|American football club}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1928
| team = Lafayette Leopards
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 6–1–2
| head_coach = Herb McCracken
| hc_year = 5th
| captain = Richard Guest
| stadium = Fisher Field
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{{1928 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1928 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Herb McCracken, the team compiled a 6–1–2 record, shut out six of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 237 to 44.{{cite web|title=2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide|publisher=Lafayette University|access-date=June 14, 2020|page=127|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/goleopards.com/documents/2018/8/28/2018LCFBmediaguide.pdf}} Richard Guest was the team captain.{{cite web|title=Football Captains|publisher=Lafayette University|access-date=June 15, 2020|url=https://goleopards.com/sports/2018/7/27/sports-m-footbl-spec-rel-lafa-m-footbl-captains-html.aspx}} The team played its home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
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|September 29||{{cfb link|year=1928|team=Albright Red and White|title=Albright}}|Fisher Field|Easton, PA|W 78-0||{{cite news|title=Lafayette Smothers Albright Under Tremendous 78-0 Score at Easton|newspaper=Allentown Morning Call|date=September 30, 1928|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-lafayette-smothers-albr/166801130/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 6||{{cfb link|year=1928|team=Muhlenberg Mules|title=Muhlenberg}}|Fisher Field|Easton, PA|W 56-0||{{cite news|title=Lafayette Crushes Muhlenberg: Muhlenberg Defense Is Futile and Lafayette Uses Air Route Mostly in an Easy 56-0 Triumph|newspaper=Allentown Morning Call|date=October 7, 1928|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-lafayette-crushes-muhle/166800913/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 13||George Washington|Fisher Field|Easton, PA|W 28-0||{{cite news|title=Lafayette Extended, But Wins Over George Washington, 28 to 0|newspaper=Allentown Morning Call|date=October 14, 1928|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-lafayette-extended-but/166800720/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 20|at|Bucknell||Lewisburg, PA|T 0-0|16,000|{{cite news|title=Bison's Defense, Firm Under Fire, Holds Lafayette|newspaper=October 22, 1938|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119859692/bisons-defense-firm-under-fire-holds/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 27||West Virginia|Fisher Field|Easton, PA|L 0-17||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-news-west-virginia-rips-through-l/151759463/|work=Sunday News|title=West Virginia rips through Lafayette|date=October 28, 1928|accessdate=July 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 3||Washington & Jefferson|Fisher Field|Easton, PA|T 13-13||{{cite news|title=Lafayette Ties: Johnny Thompson Boots Two Field Goals and Extra Point To Enable Maroons To Even Up W. and J.,13-13|newspaper=Allentown Morning Call|date=November 4, 1928|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-lafayette-ties-johnny/166800305/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 10|at|Rutgers|Neilson Field|New Brunswick, NJ|W 17-0||{{cite news |title=Lafayette Maroon team turns Rutgers Scarlet into victory blue |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85701633/lafayette-maroon-team-turns-rutgers-scar/ |newspaper=The Morning Call |date=November 11, 1928 |page=14 |accessdate=September 20, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|November 17||Penn State|Fisher Field|Easton, PA|W 7-0||{{cite news|title=Lafayette Wins: Nittany Lions and Leopard Engage in Bitter Duel With Easton Eleven Securing Triumph by a 7-0 Score|newspaper=Allentown Morning Call|date=November 18, 1928|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-lafayette-wins-nittany/166800502/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 24||Lehigh|Fisher Field|Easton, PA (rivalry)|W 38-14||{{cite news|title=Lafayette Beats Lehigh|newspaper=Allentown Morning Call|date=November 25, 1928|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-lafayette-beats-lehigh/166800013/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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