1939 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1939 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1939 college football season. In its third season under head coach Edward Mylin, the team compiled a 4–5 record.^[1] Hunter Jaggard was the team captain.^[2]

1939 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	4–5 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach	Edward Mylin (3rd season)
Captain	Hunter Jaggard
Home stadium	Fisher Field
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

1939 Middle Three Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rutgers $	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	1
Lafayette	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Lehigh	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Lafayette was ranked at No. 97 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Ursinus*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 33–0	4,000	^[4]
October 7	at Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–6	35,000	^[5]
October 14	Muhlenberg*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 6–7	8,000	^[6]
October 21	at Dartmouth*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 0–14		^[7]
October 28	Gettysburg*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 40–0		^[8]
November 4	at NYU*	Ohio Field New York, NY	L 0–14		^[9]
November 11	Rutgers	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 6–13	12,000	^[10]
November 18	Washington & Jefferson*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 13–0	4,000	^[11]
November 25	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlethem, PA (rivalry)	W 29–13	13,000	^[12]^[13]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 127. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
2. "Football Captains". Lafayette University. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
3. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Lafayette Rolls Up 33-0 Score on Ursinus Eleven To Take Season's Opener". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 1, 1939. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Perry Lewis (October 8, 1939). "Penn Downs Lafayette, 6-0, On Chizmadia's Touchdown: Quaker Eleven Unimpressive In Opening Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Muhlenberg Scores 7-6 Win Over Lafayette: Spectacular 86-Yard Drive in Final Period Scores Winning Tally for 'Mules'". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 15, 1939. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Dartmouth Turns Back Scrappy Lafayette Crew In Tight Game 14 to 0". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 22, 1939. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Lafayette Rolls Up 40-0 Score in Stopping Bullets Of Gettysburg at Easton". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 29, 1939. pp. 13, 16 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "New York University scores convincing win over Lafayette, 14–0". The Morning Call. November 5, 1939. Retrieved June 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Undefeated Rutgers Wins Over Lafayette, 13 to 6, To Take Middle Three Title". Sunday Call-Chronicle. November 12, 1939. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Lafayette Beats W.-J". The Pittsburgh Press. November 19, 1939. p. II-9 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Childs, Kingsley (November 26, 1939). "Lafayette, Led by Zirinsky, Sophomore Ace, Closes With Rush to Conquer Lehigh, 29-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
13. "Lafayette Wins Over Lehigh, 29 to 13: Walt Zirinsky, Northampton Boy, Paces Leopards as They Take Measure of Old Rival". Sunday Call-Chronicle. November 26, 1939. pp. 16, 17 – via Newspapers.com.