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1952 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record0–9 (0–2 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainEdward Greaves, Jack Herbruck
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons← 19511953 →
1952 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lehigh + 1 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Rutgers + 1 – 0 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Lafayette 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1952 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1952 college football season. In its first season under head coach Steve Hokuf, the team compiled a 0–9 record. Edward Greaves and Jack Herbruck were the team captains. The team played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Bucknell*L 13–45 9,000
October 4Albright*L 6–28 4,000
October 11at Muhlenberg*L 0–37 5,000
October 18at Princeton*L 0–48 10,000
October 25at Yale*L 0–47 18,000
November 1NYU*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 7–14 6,000
November 8at RutgersL 6–21 5,000
November 15at Delaware*L 12–13 1,800
November 22LehighL 7–14 15,000
  • *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. "Bucknell Tramples Lafayette, 45 to 13". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. Associated Press. September 28, 1952. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Albright Jars Lafayette as Sudol Stars, 28-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 5, 1952. p. S5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. McCarron, Joe (October 12, 1952). "Mules Crush Lafayette, 37-0, for First Victory". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 19, 1952). "Princeton's Powerful Ground Attack and Aerials Overcome Lafayette Eleven". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
  7. Griffith, Owen (October 26, 1952). "Yale Maintains Winning Record Against Lafayette with Easy 47-0 Victory". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. sect. IV, p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "NYU Nips Lafayette, 14-7, in Last Period". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 2, 1952. p. 124 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Burns, Joe (November 9, 1952). "Rutgers Downs Lafayette, 21-6, for Third Straight Win". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Delaware Ekes Out Win over Lafayette, 13-12". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. November 16, 1952. p. 44 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Morrow, Art (November 23, 1952). "Lehigh Beats Lafayette on 4th Period TD, 14-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
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