1976_Lafayette_Leopards_football_team

1976 Lafayette Leopards football team

1976 Lafayette Leopards football team

American college football season


The 1976 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season.

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In their sixth year under head coach Neil Putnam, the Leopards compiled a 5–5 record.[1] Matt Walsh and George O'Shaughnessy were the team captains.[2]

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

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References

  1. "Lafayette Football 1963-1986". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 104. 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. Muscarella, Leni (September 12, 1976). "Army Posts 16-6 Triumph over Lafayette". Times Herald-Record. Middletown (Orange Co.), N.Y. pp. 120, 114 via Newspapers.com.
  4. McGowen, Deane (September 26, 1976). "Columbia 38-31 Victor; Backus Stars vs. Lafayette". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. pp. S1, S7.
  5. Reinhard, Paul (October 3, 1976). "Jones Sets Pace in Lafayette Win". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Scoreboard: Colleges". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 3, 1976. p. 4E.
  6. Simmons, Bill (October 17, 1976). "Penn Comeback Edges Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 3E via Newspapers.com.
  7. Reinhard, Paul (October 25, 1976). "Colgate Wrecks Lafayette 24-14". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "East: Colgate 24, Lafayette 14". The Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. October 25, 1976. p. 4C.
  8. Reinhard, Paul (November 7, 1976). "Lafayette 30-3 Romp More Lopsided Than Score Shows". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette-Gettysb'g". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. November 7, 1976. p. 4D.
  9. Sink, Richard (November 14, 1976). "Lafayette Outlasts Cats". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. p. 4D via Newspapers.com.
  10. Reinhard, Paul (November 21, 1976). "Lafayette in Upset; Lehigh Stunned—21-17". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.

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