1957 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1957 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. Lafayette finished last in the Middle Three Conference.

1957 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record4–4 (0–2 Middle Three)
Head coach
Captains
  • Joseph Bozik
  • William Harrick
Home stadiumFisher Field
1957 Middle Three Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lehigh $ 2 –0 –08 –1 –0
Rutgers 1 –1 –05 –4 –0
Lafayette 0 –2 –04 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In their sixth and final year under head coach Steve Hokuf, the Leopards compiled a 4–4 record, but lost both games to their conference opponents.[1] William Harrick and Joseph Bozik were the team captains.[2]

Like many college campuses, Lafayette was hit hard by an outbreak of Asian flu in October. The Leopards won their Oct. 5 game against Buffalo despite having nine players, including seven starters, confined to bed.[3] The list of influenza patients grew to greater than 20 over the following week, prompting the college to cancel a scheduled Oct. 12 matchup with Delaware.[4]

Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Muhlenberg*
W 20–13 6,000 [5]
October 5 at Buffalo*
W 14–6 [6]
October 12 Delaware*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
canceled [4]
October 19 at Temple
L 12–13 5,000 [7]
October 26 Bucknell*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 35–13 7,000 [8]
November 2 at Gettysburg*
L 20–46 4,000 [9]
November 9 Rutgers
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 19–34 8,000 [10]
November 16 Western Maryland*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 40–13 [1]
November 23 at Lehigh
L 13–26 17,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "Lafayette Football 1963-1986". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 103. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Team Captains 1882-2019". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 97. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. "Bainbridge Has Tough Assignment". Pittston Gazette. Pittston, Pa. October 9, 1957. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Lafayette, Moravian, 2 High Schools Join List 'Games Postponed—Virus'". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. October 10, 1957. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. McCarron, Joe (September 29, 1957). "Lafayette Nips Mules; 4th-Period 'Berg Rally Fails, 20-13". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Lafayette Cops 2nd; Leopards Win, 14-6, At Buffalo". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 6, 1957. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Wilson, Dave (October 20, 1957). "Temple Marches 67 Yds. Twice to Beat Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Martin, Ralph (October 27, 1957). "Lafayette Wallops Bucknell". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Lafayette Loses to Gettysburg". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. November 3, 1957. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Fleming, Jimmie (November 10, 1957). "Rutgers Scores 34-19 Victory over Lafayette". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette Bows to Rutgers". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. November 10, 1957. sect. 6, p. 8.
  11. Dell, John (November 24, 1957). "Lehigh Tames Lafayette; Nolan Sets 2 Marks". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
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