1926 Lafayette Leopards football team

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The 1926 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1926 college football season. In its third season under head coach Herb McCracken, Lafayette compiled a 9–0 record and shut out five of nine opponents.[1][2] Halfback Frank Kirkleski was the team captain.[3]

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Record9–0
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1926 Lafayette Leopards football
National champion (Davis)
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–0
Head coach
CaptainFrank Kirkleski
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
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1927 â†’
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1926 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Lafayette â€“ 9–0–0
No. 10 Brown â€“ 9–0–1
NYU â€“ 8–1–0
No. 9 Army â€“ 7–1–1
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 7–1–1
Boston College â€“ 6–0–2
No. 10 Penn â€“ 7–1–1
Cornell â€“ 6–1–1
Princeton â€“ 5–1–1
Carnegie Tech â€“ 7–2–0
Springfield â€“ 6–2–0
Syracuse â€“ 7–2–1
Villanova â€“ 6–2–1
Colgate â€“ 5–2–2
Columbia â€“ 6–3–0
Pittsburgh â€“ 5–2–2
CCNY â€“ 5–3–0
Temple â€“ 5–3–0
Penn State â€“ 5–4–0
Tufts â€“ 4–4–0
Yale â€“ 4–4–0
Bucknell â€“ 4–5–1
Fordham â€“ 3–4–1
Harvard â€“ 3–5–0
Rutgers â€“ 3–6–0
Vermont â€“ 3–6–0
Drexel â€“ 2–5–0
Boston University â€“ 2–6–0
Lehigh â€“ 1–8–0
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 0–8–1
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Although Alabama and Stanford have been named the 1926 national champion by most selectors, the 1926 Lafayette team was named as the national champion by one selector, Parke H. Davis.[4] The team was ranked No. 5 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1926.[5]

The team played its home games at the Fisher Stadium in Easton, Pennsylvania. Fisher Stadium opened in 1926 with a seating capacity of 13,132.[6]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25MuhlenbergW 35–0
October 2Schuylkill
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
W 47–0
October 9at PittsburghW 17–7
October 16Dickinson
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
W 42–13
October 23Albright
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
W 30–7
October 30vs. Washington & JeffersonW 16–1020,000[7]
November 6at Rutgers
W 37–0[8]
November 13Susquehanna
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
W 68–0[9]
November 20Lehigh
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
W 35–0[10]
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