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1928 Lafayette Leopards football team

American football club

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 28, 2026
Entity authorityQ96361483 ↗
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The 1928 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Herb McCracken, the team compiled a 6–1–2 record, shut out six of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 237 to 44. Richard Guest was the team captain. The team played its home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

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