[2] While a Duke student, Lach took part in the shot put and discus events in the April 1941 Penn Relay Carnival, held on Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania.

[7] Lach scored from a half yard out in a 37-0 Duke pasting of Colgate University at Wallace Wade Stadium, in October 1939.

[8] Lach passed 42 yards to Tommy Prothro for the final touchdown in a 33–6 win over Syracuse University on October 21.

[9] On the 7th play after halftime, Lach broke a 61-yard run for a touchdown at Groves Stadium, against Wake Forest University, on October 26.

[10] Wes McAfee tossed a 13-yard pass to Lach against Georgia Tech in the second quarter to complete a 54-yard drive.

[11] Lach was one of four Blue Devils selected to the eleven man Southern Conference 1940 Associated Press honor team.

[13] Lach caught a high pass from Tom Davis at the three yard line, which he converted for a touchdown against Georgia Tech in November.

[7] By the end of 1950 Wallace Wade had included only five sophomores as varsity starters in twenty-five years as a coach at the University of Alabama and Duke.

[17] On September 14, 1942, Lach caught a pass from Bud Schwenk to account for the game's only touchdown, in the Cardinals' 7–0 victory over the Cleveland Rams, at Civic Stadium in Buffalo, New York.

[18] Against the Detroit Lions at Comiskey Park, Schwenk pounced on a loose ball fumbled by Harry Hopp on the last play of the third quarter.

[19] The Green Bay Packers defeated the Cardinals despite trailing 13-10 midway through the fourth quarter in Chicago, on October 4.

[25] Lach played a key role in a last minute comeback upset of Notre Dame Fighting Irish on November 27.

The Fighting Irish scored what seemed to be the winning touchdown against Great Lakes with merely one minute and six seconds left in the fourth quarter.

A New York Times writer called the Great Lakes Naval Station victory over undefeated, 9-0 Notre Dame, the biggest upset of this or any recent football season.

An audience of 23,000, composed primarily of sailors and naval officers, watched from wooden stands in close proximity to Lake Michigan.

[30] Lach, playing fullback, caught a 15-yard pass from Johnny Clement in a game with the Redskins at Griffith Stadium, in October 1947.