1940 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1940 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1940 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Edward Mylin, the team compiled a 9–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 237 to 33.^[1] The team was ranked No. 19 in the final AP poll.^[2]

1940 Lafayette Leopards football
Middle Three champion
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 19
Record	9–0 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coach	Edward Mylin (4th season)
Captain	George Moyer
Home stadium	Fisher Field
Seasons ← 1939 1941 →

1940 Middle Three Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 19 Lafayette $	2	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Rutgers	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Lehigh	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Lafayette led the country in both rushing offense (306.4 yards per game) and total offense (368.2 yards per game). They tallied 2,758 rushing yards, 556 passing yards, and 3,314 yards of total offense.^[3]

Halfback George Moyer was the team captain.^[4] Tackle Bill Collins was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as a second-team player on the 1940 All-Eastern football team.^[5] Six Lafayette players received first-team honors from the conference coaches on the All-Middle Three team: halfbacks George "Sammy" Moyer and Walter Zirinsky; center Walter Wermuth; end John Svenson; tackle Bill Collins; and guard William Kresge.^[6]

The team played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Ursinus*		Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 20–0		[7]
October 5	at NYU*		Ohio Field New York, NY	W 9–7	12,000	[8]
October 12	at Muhlenberg*		Allentown, PA	W 26–7	5,000	[9]
October 19	Gettysburg*		Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 45–6		[10]
October 26	at Army*		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 19–0	20,000	[11]
November 2	Washington & Jefferson*		Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 25–0		[12]
November 9	at Rutgers	No. 18	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 7–6	19,000	[13]
November 16	Western Maryland*		Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 40–7		[14]
November 23	Lehigh		Fisher Field Easton, PA (rivalry)	W 46–0	15,000	[15]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game