1943 Lafayette Leopards football team

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.

1943 Lafayette Leopards football
Middle Three co-champion
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	4–1 (3–1 Middle Three)
Head coach	Ben Wolfson (1st season)
Captain	Walter Sergy
Home stadium	Fisher Field
Seasons ← 1942 1944 →

1943 Middle Three Conference football standings

v t e	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

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 16	Atlantic City NAS*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 12–0	[4]
October 23	Lehigh	Fisher Field Easton, PA (rivalry)	W 39–7
November 6	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 0–13
November 20	Rutgers	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 9–2
November 27	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlethem, PA	W 58–0
*Non-conference game

References

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 .
4. "Lafayette Wins, 12-0, Over Naval Air Cadets". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 17, 1943. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.