1969 Lafayette Leopards football team

1969 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record4–6 (1–3 MAC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Gary Kolarik
  • Robert Zimmers
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
No. 10 Delaware x 6 0 0 9 2 0
Gettysburg 4 2 0 7 2 0
Bucknell 3 2 1 3 5 1
Lehigh 2 2 0 4 5 1
Temple 1 2 1 4 5 1
Lafayette 1 3 0 4 6 0
Hofstra 0 5 0 0 10 0
West Chester * 0 1 0 7 2 0
Northern College Division
Wilkes x 5 0 0 6 2 0
Susquehanna 5 1 0 6 3 0
Wagner 4 1 0 4 5 0
Juniata 4 2 0 5 3 0
Delaware Valley 4 3 0 4 3 0
Upsala 3 3 0 4 4 0
Albright 3 4 0 3 6 0
Lycoming 1 7 0 1 7 0
Southern College Division
Johns Hopkins x 5 2 0 5 4 0
Lebanon Valley x 5 2 0 6 2 0
Ursinus x 5 2 0 5 2 1
Moravian 6 3 0 6 3 0
Dickinson 4 4 0 4 4 0
Muhlenberg 4 5 0 4 5 0
Drexel 2 3 0 3 5 0
Swarthmore 3 5 0 3 5 0
Western Maryland 2 4 0 3 6 0
Pennsylvania Military 1 5 0 2 6 0
Franklin & Marshall 1 6 0 1 7 0
Haverford 1 6 0 1 6 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Lafayette placed sixth in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and finished last in the Middle Three Conference.

In their third year under head coach Harry Gamble, the Leopards compiled a 4–6 record.[1] Robert Zimmers and Gary Kolarik were the team captains.[2]

In conference play, Lafayette's 1–3 record against MAC University Division opponents was the third-worst in the eight-team circuit, half a game behind Temple (1–2–1). Lafayette lost to both of its Middle Three rivals, Rutgers and conference champion Lehigh.

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

  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.