1920 Lafayette football team

The 1920 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In its second season under head coach Jock Sutherland, the team compiled a 5–3 record.[1] Joseph Lehecka was the team captain.[2] The team played its home games at March Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

1920 Lafayette football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
CaptainJoseph Lehecka
Home stadiumMarch Field
Seasons
 1919
1921 
1920 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Boston College  800
Harvard  801
Princeton  601
Penn State  702
Pittsburgh  602
Army  720
Dartmouth  720
Cornell  620
Syracuse  621
Geneva  521
New Hampshire  521
Brown  630
Bucknell  630
Washington & Jefferson  631
Penn  640
Carnegie Tech  530
Lafayette  530
Holy Cross  530
Williams  530
Yale  530
Fordham  430
Franklin & Marshall  322
Boston University  431
Columbia  440
Duquesne  331
Vermont  350
NYU  251
Rhode Island State  044
Tufts  260
Rutgers  270
Buffalo  140
Colgate  152
Villanova  151
Drexel  060

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Muhlenberg
W 20–0
October 9at NavyL 7–12
October 16at PennL 0–7
October 23Catholic University
  • March Field
  • Easton, PA
W 84–0
October 30at PittsburghL 0–1415,000[3][4]
November 6Bucknell
  • March Field
  • Easton, PA
W 10–7[5]
November 13Villanova
  • March Field
  • Easton, PA
W 34–0
November 20Lehigh
W 27–714,000[6]

References

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  1. "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 126. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. "Football Captains". Lafayette University. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  3. Davis, Ralph S. (October 31, 1920). "Davies Real Star of Game". The Pittsburg Press. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "All Attendance Records Broken By Panthers in Games This Year". The Pittsburgh Post. November 26, 1920. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Lafayette Conquers Bucknell by 10 to 7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 7, 1920. p. 20 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Lafayette Defeats Lehigh, 27 To 7 Before Immense Crowd". The Allentown Morning Call and Morning Herald. Allentown, Pennsylvania. November 22, 1920. p. 11. Retrieved August 16, 2024 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.