1957 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1957 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1957 college football season. Lafayette finished last in the Middle Three Conference.

1957 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Middle Three Conference
1957 record	4–4 (0–2 Middle Three)
Head coach	Steve Hokuf (6th season)
Captains	Joseph Bozik William Harrick
Home stadium	Fisher Field

1957 Middle Three Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lehigh $	2	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Rutgers	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Lafayette	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion

In their sixth and final year under head coach Steve Hokuf, the Leopards compiled a 4–4 record, but lost both games to their conference opponents.[1] William Harrick and Joseph Bozik were the team captains.[2]

Like many college campuses, Lafayette was hit hard by an outbreak of Asian flu in October. The Leopards won their Oct. 5 game against Buffalo despite having nine players, including seven starters, confined to bed.[3] The list of influenza patients grew to greater than 20 over the following week, prompting the college to cancel a scheduled Oct. 12 matchup with Delaware.[4]

Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Muhlenberg*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 20–13	6,000	[5]
October 5	at Buffalo*	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	W 14–6		[1]
October 12	Delaware*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	canceled		[4]
October 19	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 12–13	5,000	[6]
October 26	Bucknell*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 35–13	7,000	[7]
November 2	at Gettysburg*	Musselman Stadium Gettysburg, PA	L 20–46	4,000	[8]
November 9	Rutgers	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 19–34	8,000	[9]
November 16	Western Maryland*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 40–13		[1]
November 23	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	L 13–26	17,000	[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Lafayette Football 1963-1986". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 103. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Team Captains 1882-2019". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 97. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
3. "Bainbridge Has Tough Assignment". Pittston Gazette. Pittston, Pa. October 9, 1957. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Lafayette, Moravian, 2 High Schools Join List 'Games Postponed—Virus'". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. October 10, 1957. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
5. McCarron, Joe (September 29, 1957). "Lafayette Nips Mules; 4th-Period 'Berg Rally Fails, 20-13". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Wilson, Dave (October 20, 1957). "Temple Marches 67 Yds. Twice to Beat Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Martin, Ralph (October 27, 1957). "Lafayette Wallops Bucknell". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Lafayette Loses to Gettysburg". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. November 3, 1957. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Fleming, Jimmie (November 10, 1957). "Rutgers Scores 34-19 Victory over Lafayette". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette Bows to Rutgers". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. November 10, 1957. sect. 6, p. 8.
10. Dell, John (November 24, 1957). "Lehigh Tames Lafayette; Nolan Sets 2 Marks". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.