1968 Lafayette Leopards football team

1968 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record7–3 (2–2 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainRichard Lettieri
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
Delaware x 5 0 0 7 3 0
Bucknell 3 2 0 5 5 0
Lehigh 2 2 0 3 7 0
Lafayette 2 2 0 7 3 0
Temple 2 2 0 4 6 0
Hofstra 1 3 0 5 5 0
Gettysburg 1 4 0 1 8 0
West Chester * 0 1 0 5 3 0
Northern College Division
Albright x 7 0 0 8 1 0
No. T–19 Wilkes x 6 0 0 8 0 0
Delaware Valley 5 2 0 6 2 0
Juniata 4 2 0 7 2 0
Upsala 3 4 0 4 4 0
Moravian 3 6 0 3 6 0
Susquehanna 1 5 0 2 6 1
Lycoming 1 7 0 1 7 0
Wagner * 3 1 0 3 6 0
Southern College Division
Franklin & Marshall x 6 1 0 6 2 0
Johns Hopkins x 6 1 0 7 2 0
Muhlenberg 6 3 0 6 3 0
Western Maryland 3 3 0 5 4 0
Lebanon Valley 4 4 0 4 4 0
Ursinus 3 5 0 3 5 0
Pennsylvania Military 2 5 0 2 7 0
Haverford 1 6 0 1 6 0
Swarthmore 1 6 0 1 7 0
Dickinson 1 7 0 1 7 0
Drexel * 3 1 0 4 4 0

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  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1968 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Lafayette tied for third in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and placed last in the Middle Three Conference.

In their second year under head coach Harry Gamble, the Leopards compiled a 7–3 record.[2] Richard Lettieri was the team captain.[3]

At 2–2 against MAC University Division foes, Lafayette tied Lehigh and Temple for third place in the eight-team circuit. Lafayette dropped both of its games against Middle Three rivals, losing to Lehigh and Rutgers.

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

  1. ^ The 1969 Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide (Centennial Celebration ed.). Phoenix, Arizona: College Athletics Publishing Service. 1969. p. 30. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "Lafayette Football 1963-1986". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 104. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Team Captains 1882-2019". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 97. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

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