1961 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1961 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Lafayette finished second-to-last in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and last in the Middle Three Conference.

1961 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record2–6–1 (1–5–1 MAC University)
Head coach
Captains
  • Walter Doleschal
  • Peter Lehr
Home stadiumFisher Field
1961 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
University
No. 15 Rutgers x 4 0 09 0 0
Bucknell 5 2 06 3 0
Delaware 3 2 04 4 0
No. 5 Lehigh 3 2 07 2 0
Gettysburg 2 2 13 5 1
Temple 1 2 22 5 2
Lafayette 1 5 12 6 1
Muhlenberg 0 4 02 7 0
College–Northern
Susquehanna x 6 0 08 0 1
Albright 4 0 17 0 1
Moravian 4 1 14 3 1
Wagner 4 2 06 3 0
Lycoming 1 3 11 6 1
Wilkes 1 6 01 6 0
Hofstra * 2 0 07 2 0
Juniata * 1 2 03 4 0
Upsala * 0 4 00 7 0
College–Southern
Lebanon Valley x 5 1 06 1 0
Swarthmore 4 2 05 2 0
Western Maryland 4 2 07 2 0
Dickinson 5 3 05 3 0
Pennsylvania Military 5 3 06 3 0
Johns Hopkins 2 3 13 4 1
Ursinus 2 5 02 5 0
Drexel 1 5 12 5 1
Haverford 0 6 10 6 1
West Chester * 0 0 07 2 0
Franklin & Marshall * 0 3 01 7 0
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

In their fourth year under head coach James McConlogue, the Leopards compiled a 2–6–1 record. Walter Doleschal and Peter Lehr were the team captains.

In conference play, Lafayette went 1–5–1 against University Division opponents, for the division's seventh-best win percentage. The Leopards were swept by their Middle Three rivals, losing to both Lehigh and Rutgers.

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

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