1931 Lafayette Leopards football team

American football club

1931 Lafayette Leopards football
Middle Three champion
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	7–2 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coach	Herb McCracken (8th season)
Captain	Victor Reuther, Walter Vanderbush
Home stadium	Fisher Field
Seasons← 1930 1932 →

The 1931 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1931 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Herb McCracken, the team compiled a 7–2 record. Victor Reuther and Walter Vanderbush were the team captains.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 26	Baltimore*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 51–0
October 3	Muhlenberg*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 26–0
October 10	at Colgate*	Whitnall Field Hamilton, NY	L 0–16
October 17	St. John's (MD)*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 22–0
October 24	Washington & Jefferson*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 21–0
October 31	at Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–3
November 7	Rutgers	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 22–0
November 14	Penn State*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 33–0
November 21	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlethem, PA (rivalry)	W 13–7
*Non-conference game

"2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 127. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
"Football Captains". Lafayette University. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
"Baltimore U. swamped by Lafayette eleven in opening contest". The Baltimore Sun. September 27, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Lafayette hard pressed, but bowls over stubborn Mule gridiron rivals, 26–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Colgate in third win of season". Democrat and Chronicle. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"St. John's holds Lafayette team to 22-to-0 score". The Baltimore Sun. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"W. & J. loses to Lafayette". The Pittsburgh Press. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Penn tops stubborn Lafayette foe 3 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 1, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Lafayette scores easy 22–0 victory over Scarlet of Rutgers". The Morning Call. November 8, 1931. p. 9. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Lafayette finds Penn State easy". Harrisburg Sunday Courier. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Lafayette rallies to top Lehigh, 13–7". The New York Times. November 22, 1931. p. S1.

v t e Lafayette Leopards football
Venues	The Quad (1882–1893) March Field (1894–1925) Fisher Stadium (1926–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Lehigh: The Rivalry
Culture & lore	The Leopard "On, Lafayette!" Leopard Pride 1949 Sun Bowl controversy
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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