1948 Lafayette Leopards football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1948

| team = Lafayette Leopards

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Middle Three Conference

| short_conf = Middle Three

| record = 7–2

| conf_record = 1-1

| head_coach = Ivy Williamson

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain = Daniel Kovacs{{cite web |url=http://goleopards.com/sports/2018/7/27/sports-m-footbl-spec-rel-lafa-m-footbl-captains-html.aspx |title=Football Captains |website=goleopards.com |accessdate=January 5, 2020}}

| stadium = Fisher Field

}}

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. Lafayette 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.{{cite web |url=http://goleopards.com/sports/2018/7/26/_trads_sun_bowl_html.aspx |title=The 1949 Sun Bowl -- Lafayette Makes Statement on Segregation |website=goleopards.com |accessdate=January 5, 2020}} The team played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Lafayette was ranked at No. 80 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.{{cite news|title=Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Wilmington Morning News|date=December 15, 1948|page=32|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| attend = y

| source = y

|September 25||Fordham|Fisher Field|Easton, PA|W 53–14| 12,000 | {{cite news |title=Lafayette Beats Fordham, 53-14 |date=September 26, 1948 |page=S2 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67085717/1948-fordham-lafayette/ }}

|October 2|at|Army|Michie Stadium|West Point, NY|L 7–54| 20,123 | {{cite news |title=Blaik Unlimbers Big Guns: Army 54, Leopards 7 |first=Dana |last=Mozley |date=October 3, 1948 |page=C37 |newspaper=Sunday News |location=New York, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67150582/1948-lafayette-army/ }}

|October 9||{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Washington & Jefferson Presidents|title=Washington & Jefferson}}|Fisher Field|Easton, PA|W 56–15| 8,000 | {{cite news |title=Lafayette on Scoring Spree to Beat W.&J., 56 to 15 |date=October 10, 1948 |page=25 |newspaper=Sunday Call-Chronicle |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67152379/1948-lafayette-wj/ }}

|October 16|at|{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Muhlenberg Mules|title=Muhlenberg}}|Muhlenberg Field|Allentown, PA|W 46–13| 21,000 | {{cite news |title=Lafayette Routs Mules 46-13 Before Record 21,000 |date=October 17, 1948 |page=25 |newspaper=Sunday Call-Chronicle |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67154976/1948-lafayette-muhlenberg/ }}

|October 23|at|Bucknell|Memorial Stadium|Lewisburg, PA|W 19-7| 5,000 | {{cite news |title=Leopards Get 19-7 Win in Muddy Battle with Bucknell |agency=Associated Press |date=October 24, 1948 |page=23 |newspaper=Sunday Call-Chronicle |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67163145/1948-bucknell-lafayette/ }}

|October 30||George Washington|Fisher Field|Easton, PA|W 33–14| 12,000 | {{cite news |title=Lafayette Has No Trouble Gaining 33 to 14 Victory over George Washington |date=October 31, 1948 |page=25 |newspaper=Sunday Call-Chronicle |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67164787/1948-lafayette-gwu/ }}

|November 6|at|Rutgers|Rutgers Stadium|New Brunswick, NJ|L 13-34| 18,000 | {{cite news |title=Lafayette Bows, 34-13 to Rutgers |first=Joe |last=Burns |date=November 7, 1948 |page=1 |newspaper=The Sunday Times |location=New Brunswick, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67166625/1948-lafayette-rutgers/ }}

|November 13||{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops|title=Ohio Wesleyan}}|Fisher Field|Easton, PA|W 27–7| 6,000 | {{cite news |title=Lafayette Scores Early to Triumph |date=November 14, 1948 |page=S5 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67179714/1948-lafayette-wesleyan/ }}

|November 20||Lehigh (The Rivalry)|Fisher Field|Easton, PA|W 23–13| 21,000 | {{cite news |title=Lafayette Rally Beats Lehigh, 23-13 |first=Frank |last=O'Gara |date=November 21, 1948 |page=S1 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67182240/1948-lafayette-lehigh/ }}

}}

{{cite web |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/goleopards.com/documents/2018/8/2/2009FB_125_154.pdf |title=2009 Lafayette Football Media Guide |publisher=Lafayette College |year=2009 |accessdate=January 5, 2020 |page=149}}

References

Lafayette

Category:Lafayette Leopards football seasons

Lafayette football