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The 1958 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1958 college football season. Lafayette finished second in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and tied for second in the Middle Three Conference. In their first year under head coach James McConlogue, the Leopards compiled a 5–3–1 record.[1] Donald Dilly was the team captain.[2]

DivisionUniversity Division
Record5–3–1 (5–1–1 MAC)
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1958 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record5–3–1 (5–1–1 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainDonald Dilly
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
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1958 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
University Division
No. 20 Rutgers x4–0–08–1–0
Lafayette5–1–15–3–1
Gettysburg3–1–17–1–1
Lehigh2–1–23–3–3
Delaware2–3–05–3–0
Bucknell1–5–01–8–0
Temple0–5–00–8–0
Muhlenberg *1–2–04–4–0
Northern College Division
Juniata x6–0–07–0–1
Lycoming4–1–07–1–0
Lebanon Valley3–1–14–3–1
Susquehanna3–2–03–4–0
Moravian3–3–04–4–0
Wagner3–3–03–5–0
Dickinson3–4–04–4–0
Albright2–4–12–6–1
Wilkes1–7–01–8–0
Scranton *2–2–05–3–0
Southern College Division
Pennsylvania Military x7–1–07–2–0
Johns Hopkins5–1–05–3–0
Haverford4–2–04–3–0
Western Maryland1–4–03–6–0
Swarthmore1–4–01–7–0
Drexel1–5–01–7–0
Ursinus0–8–00–8–0
West Chester *1–0–09–1–0
Franklin & Marshall *3–1–05–4–0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll
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In the first year of football competition for the Middle Atlantic Conference, Lafayette finished second in the University Division with a record of 5–1–1 against conference opponents. The Leopards went 0–1–1 against the Middle Three, losing to Rutgers and tying Lehigh.

In the final two weeks of their five-game winning streak, the Leopards were ranked No. 17 in the UPI small college poll. They dropped out of the poll after losing to Rutgers and remained unranked through the end of the season.

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 at Dartmouth* L 0–20 5,000 [3]
October 4 Muhlenberg W 27–14 6,000–10,000 [4]
October 11 at No. 13 Delaware W 7–6 5,181 [5]
October 18 Temple
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 35–0 8,000 [6]
October 25 at Bucknell W 34–6 5,800–6,000 [7][8]
November 1 Gettysburg
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 19–13 8,500 [9]
November 8 at Rutgers L 0–18 21,000 [10]
November 15 Tufts* L 8–16 4,700 [11]
November 22 Lehigh
T 14–14 19,000–20,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game
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