1949 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1949 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1949 college football season. In its first season under head coach Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, the team compiled a 2–6 record.^[1] Gordon Schleer and Joseph Zahurak were the team captains.^[2] The team played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

1949 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	2–6 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach	Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith (1st season)
Captains	Gordon Schleer Joseph Zahurak
Home stadium	Fisher Field
Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Middle Three Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rutgers $	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Lafayette	1	–	1	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Lehigh	0	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Princeton*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 14–26	8,200	[3]
October 1	at Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 13–20	22,000	[4]
October 8	Muhlenberg*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 35–14	7,000	[5]
October 22	Delaware*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 0–7	8,000	[6]
October 28	at George Washington*	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 7–14	3,954	[7]
November 5	Rutgers	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 0–14	8,500	[8]
November 12	Bucknell*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 14–21	6,000	[9]
November 19	at Lehigh	Liberty High School Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	W 21–12	17,000	[10]
*Non-conference game