1925 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1925 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In its second season under head coach Herb McCracken, the team compiled a 7–1–1 record. The team's victory over St. Bonaventure on October 31, 1925, marked the start of a 16-game winning streak that continued until October 15, 1927.[1]

1925 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Independent
1925 record	7–1–1
Head coach	Herb McCracken (2nd season)
Captain	Louis Gebhard
Home stadium	March Field

1925 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth			–					8	–	0	–	0
Fordham			–					9	–	1	–	0
Colgate			–					7	–	0	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					8	–	1	–	0
Syracuse			–					8	–	1	–	1
Lafayette			–					7	–	1	–	1
Springfield			–					6	–	1	–	1
Princeton			–					5	–	1	–	1
Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Penn			–					7	–	2	–	0
Army			–					7	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	2	–	0
Cornell			–					6	–	2	–	0
NYU			–					6	–	2	–	1
Villanova			–					6	–	2	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	2	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	2	–	1
Yale			–					5	–	2	–	1
Bucknell			–					7	–	3	–	1
Columbia			–					6	–	3	–	1
Muhlenberg			–					6	–	3	–	1
Temple			–					5	–	2	–	2
Harvard			–					4	–	3	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	1
Penn State			–					4	–	4	–	1
St. John's			–					3	–	4	–	0
Lehigh			–					3	–	5	–	1
CCNY			–					2	–	5	–	0
Providence			–					2	–	7	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	0
Boston University			–					1	–	5	–	0
Manhattan			–					1	–	6	–	1
Tufts			–					1	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					1	–	7	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Muhlenberg	March Field Easton, PA	W 20–14		[2]
October 3	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 20–9	30,000	[3]
October 10	Washington College	March Field Easton, PA	W 40–0		[4]
October 17	vs. Colgate	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	T 7–7		[5]
October 24	vs. Washington & Jefferson	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 6–7	10,000	[6]
October 31	St. Bonaventure	March Field Easton, PA	W 20–6		[7]
November 7	Rutgers	March Field Easton, PA	W 34–0		[8]
November 14	Susquehanna	March Field Easton, PA	W 47–0	5,000	[9]
November 21	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 14–0		[10]

References

1. "Lafayette (PA) Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
2. "Muhlenberg Loses Bitter Struggle To Lafayette Crew: Cardinal and Grey Fights Valiant Battle Before Bowing in Defeat". Allentown Morning Call. September 27, 1925. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Pitt Is Crushed By Lafayette, 20 to 9". Pittsburgh Gazette Times. October 4, 1925. p. III-2 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Washington Beaten By Lafayette". The Pittsburgh Press. October 11, 1925. p. Sporting 7 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Lafayette and Colgate Battle To 7-7 Deadlock". The Hartford Courant. October 18, 1925. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Jack Farrell (October 25, 1925). "W. and J. Defeats Lafayette by 7 to 6". New York Daily News. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.}
7. "Maroon Has Easy Win Over. St. Bonaventure". Allentown Morning Call. November 1, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Rutgers No Match for Lafayette Grid Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 8, 1925. p. 6S – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Maroon Squelches Susquehanna Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 15, 1925. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Lehigh, Though Defeated, Surprises Lafayette's Big Maroon Team". Allentown Morning Call. November 22, 1925. pp. 19, 20 – via Newspapers.com.