1947 Lafayette Leopards football team

1947 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record6–3 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainTod Saylor[1]
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers $ 2 0 0 8 1 0
Lafayette 1 1 0 6 3 0
Lehigh 0 2 0 5 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Ivy Williamson, the team compiled a 6–3 record and was outscored by a total of 156 to 89. The Leopards lost their first two games under their new head coach, but then won six of seven games during the remainder of the season.[2] The team played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Lafayette was ranked at No. 164 out of 500 college football teams.[3]

  1. ^ "Football Captains". goleopards.com. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "2009 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette College. 2009. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.