1926 Lafayette Leopards football team explained

Year:1926
Team:Lafayette Leopards
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:9–0
Head Coach:Herb McCracken
Hc Year:3rd
Captain:Frank Kirkleski
Stadium:Fisher Field
Champion:National champion (Davis)

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]

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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: goleopards.com 1926 Football Team Bio - Lafayette Leopards Official Athletic Site Lafayette Leopards Official Athletic Site - Maroon Club. https://web.archive.org/web/20130508164811/http://www.goleopards.com/sports/maroonclub/mtt/1926_football_team_844030.html. dead. May 8, 2013. goleopards.com.
  2. Web site: 2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide. Lafayette University. May 21, 2020.
  3. 2018 Lafayette Media Guide, p. 129.
  4. Web site: National Poll Rankings . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) . 2015. NCAA Division I Football Records . NCAA . 108 . January 13, 2016 .
  5. News: Stanford Eleven Adjudged Best: Navy Ranks Second Under Dickinson System of Rating Teams. The Morning Post. Camden, N.J.. December 17, 1926. 23. Newspapers.com.
  6. 2018 Lafayette Media Guide, pp. 6, 73.
  7. Web site: 1926 Football Schedule.