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1943 Lafayette Leopards football team

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1943 Lafayette Leopards football
Middle Three co-champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record4–1 (3–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainWalter Sergy
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lafayette + 3 1 0 4 1 0
Rutgers + 3 1 0 3 2 0
Lehigh 0 4 0 0 5 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1943 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1943 college football season. In its first season under head coach Ben Wolfson, the team compiled a 4–1 record and won the Middle Three championship.[1] Walter Sergy was the team captain.[2] The team played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Lafayette ranked 111th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 63.6.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 16Atlantic City NAS*W 12–0[4]
October 23Lehigh
W 39–7
November 6at RutgersL 0–13
November 20Rutgers
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 9–2
November 27at LehighW 58–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 127. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Football Captains". Lafayette University. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Lafayette Wins, 12-0, Over Naval Air Cadets". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 17, 1943. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.