1946 Lafayette Leopards football team
{{short description|American football club}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1946
| team = Lafayette Leopards
| sport = football
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| conference = Middle Three Conference
| short_conf = Middle Three
| record = 2–7
| conf_record = 1–1
| head_coach = Edward Mylin
| hc_year = 7th
| captain = Ed Whiteman
| stadium = Fisher Field
}}
{{1946 Middle Three Conference football standings}}
The 1946 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1946 college football season. In its seventh and final season under head coach Edward Mylin, the team compiled a 2–7 record and was outscored by a total of 286 to 56.{{cite web|title=2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide|publisher=Lafayette University|accessdate=June 14, 2020|page=127|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/goleopards.com/documents/2018/8/28/2018LCFBmediaguide.pdf}} Ed Whiteman was the team captain.{{cite web|title=Football Captains|publisher=Lafayette University|accessdate=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 home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
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|September 28||Muhlenberg|Fisher Field|Easton, PA|L 20-32| 8,000 | {{cite news |title=Muhlenberg's Late Surge Upsets Lafayette, 32-20 |first=Allen |last=Lewis |date=September 29, 1946 |page=S1 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66888194/1946-lafayette-muhlenberg/ }}
|October 5|at|Penn|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|L 0-16| 63,000 | {{cite news |title=Eddie Allen Scores Five Touchdowns to Lead Penn to 66-0 Win over Leopards |first=Herb |last=Altschull |date=October 6, 1946 |page=17 |newspaper=Sunday Call-Chronicle |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66898078/1946-lafayette-penn/ }}
|October 12||{{cfb link|year=1946|team=Gettysburg Bullets|title=Gettysburg}}|Fisher Field|Easton, PA|L 14-27| 6,000 | {{cite news |title=Lafayette Given Beating by 27-14 Score as Series with Gettysburg Resumes |date=October 13, 1946 |page=17 |newspaper=Sunday Call-Chronicle |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66905115/1946-lafayette-gettysburg/ }}
|October 19||Washington & Jefferson|Fisher Field|Easton, PA|W 7-6| 4,000 | {{cite news |title=Lafayette Rally in Last Three Minutes Nets 7-6 Win over W. & J. Eleven |date=October 20, 1946 |page=18 |newspaper=Sunday Call-Chronicle |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66910195/1946-lafayette-wj/ }}
|October 26|at|Bucknell|Memorial Stadium|Lewisburg, PA|L 0-29| 12,000 | {{cite news |title=Bucknell's Hubka Scores 2 in 29-0 Defeat of Lafayette |first=Stan |last=Baumgartner |date=October 27, 1946 |page=S1 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66911895/1946-bucknell-lafayette/ }}
|November 2||Colgate|Fisher Field|Easton, PA|L 0-39| 5,000 | {{cite news |title=Colgate Gets Big 39-0 Decision over Leopards as Red Raiders Run Wild |date=November 3, 1946 |page=17 |newspaper=Sunday Call-Chronicle |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16413951/ }}
|November 9|at|Rutgers|Rutgers Stadium|Piscataway, NJ|L 2-41| 12,000 | {{cite news |title=Rutgers Smothers Lafayette 41 to 2 |first=Joe |last=Burns |date=November 10, 1946 |page=1 |newspaper=The Sunday Times |location=New Brunswick, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66938485/1946-lafayette-rutgers/ }}
|November 16|at|Columbia|Baker Field|New York, NY|L 0-46| 12,000 | {{cite news |title=Lions Thrash Lafayette, 46-0, as Subs Run Wild |first=Jim |last=McCulley |date=November 17, 1946 |page=C47 |newspaper=Sunday News |location=New York, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66939476/1946-columbia-lafayette/ }}
|November 23||Lehigh|Fisher Field|Easton, PA (rivalry)|W 13-0| 15,000 | {{cite news |title=Lehigh Bows to Lafayette |first=Mort |last=Berry |date=November 24, 1946 |page=S1 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66942244/1946-n24-inquirer/ }}
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