The 1931 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1931 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Herb McCracken, the team compiled a 7–2 record.[1] Victor Reuther and Walter Vanderbush were the team captains.[2]
| 1931 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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Middle Three champion | |
| Conference | Middle Three Conference |
| Record | 7–2 (2–0 Middle Three) |
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| Captain | Victor Reuther, Walter Vanderbush |
| Home stadium | Fisher Field |
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| Lafayette $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 26 | Baltimore* | W 51–0 | [3] | |||
| October 3 | Muhlenberg* |
| W 26–0 | [4] | ||
| October 10 | at Colgate* |
| L 0–16 | [5] | ||
| October 17 | St. John's (MD)* |
| W 22–0 | [6] | ||
| October 24 | Washington & Jefferson* |
| W 21–0 | [7] | ||
| October 31 | at Penn* | L 0–3 | [8] | |||
| November 7 | Rutgers |
| W 22–0 | [9] | ||
| November 14 | Penn State* |
| W 33–0 | [10] | ||
| November 21 | at Lehigh | W 13–7 | [11] | |||
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References edit
- ^ "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 127. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ "Football Captains". Lafayette University. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Baltimore U. swamped by Lafayette eleven in opening contest". The Baltimore Sun. September 27, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette hard pressed, but bowls over stubborn Mule gridiron rivals, 26–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colgate in third win of season". Democrat and Chronicle. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "St. John's holds Lafayette team to 22-to-0 score". The Baltimore Sun. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. & J. loses to Lafayette". The Pittsburgh Press. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn tops stubborn Lafayette foe 3 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 1, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette scores easy 22–0 victory over Scarlet of Rutgers". The Morning Call. November 8, 1931. p. 9. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette finds Penn State easy". Harrisburg Sunday Courier. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette rallies to top Lehigh, 13–7". The New York Times. November 22, 1931. p. S1.