1956 Lafayette Leopards football team

1956 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record6–3 (0–2 Middle Three)
Head coach
Captains
  • Robert Burcin
  • Jack Slotter
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lehigh $ 2 0 0 7 2 0
Rutgers 1 1 0 3 7 0
Lafayette 0 2 0 6 3 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1956 college football season. Lafayette finished last in the Middle Three Conference. In their fifth year under head coach Steve Hokuf, the Leopards compiled a 6–3 record, but lost both matchups with their conference opponents.[1] Jack Slotter and Robert Burcin were the team captains.[2] Lafayette played home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.

  1. ^ "Lafayette Football 1944-1962". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 103. 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.