2008 Lafayette Leopards football team
2008 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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Conference | Patriot League |
2008 record | 7–4 (4–2 Patriot) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mickey Fein |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | John Loose (9th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Fisher Stadium (Capacity: 13,132) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Colgate $^ | 5 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 0 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his ninth season as head coach, and placed fourth in the Patriot League.
The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Stadium in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | 6:00 pm | at Marist* |
| LSN | W 28–6 | 853 | [1][2] | |
September 13 | 6:00 pm | Georgetown | LSN | W 24–6 | 10,134 | [3][4] | ||
September 27 | 6:00 pm | Penn* |
| LSN | W 24–17 | 7,561 | [5][6] | |
October 4 | 1:00 pm | Harvard* |
| LSN | L 13–27 | 7,789 | [7][8] | |
October 11 | 12:30 pm | at Columbia* | LSN | W 13–3 | 2,127 | [9] | ||
October 18 | 12:30 pm | at No. 14 Liberty* | LSN | W 35–21 | 15,483 | [10][11] | ||
October 25 | 1:00 pm | at Fordham | No. 24 | LSN | W 48–13 | 3,706 | [12][13] | |
November 1 | 12:30 pm | at Colgate | No. 21 |
| LSN | L 13–21 | 6,721 | [14][15] |
November 8 | 12:30 pm | at Bucknell | LSN | W 38–21 | 1,979 | [16][17] | ||
November 15 | 12:30 pm | Holy Cross |
| LSN | L 26–27 | 7,439 | [18][19] | |
November 22 | 1:00 pm | Lehigh |
| LSN | L 15–31 | 15,908 | [20][21] | |
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References[]
- ^ "Lafayette at Marist".
- ^ Benischek, Mike (September 7, 2008). "Marist Suffers Soggy Defeat, 28-6". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. pp. 1F, 2F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette vs. Georgetown".
- ^ Fierro, Nick (September 14, 2008). "Leopards Lean on Defense". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
- ^ "Lafayette vs. Penn".
- ^ Todres, Andrew (September 28, 2008). "Down by 24 Points, Penn Rallies, but Loses to Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette vs. Harvard".
- ^ Denman, Elliott (October 5, 2008). "Pizzotti, Harvard Hand Lafayette First Loss". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette at Columbia".
- ^ "Lafayette at Liberty".
- ^ Reinhard, Paul (October 19, 2008). "Lafayette Sends Liberty Down in Flames, 35-21". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette at Fordham".
- ^ Reinhard, Paul (October 26, 2008). "Lafayette's Ground Attack Grinds Up Fordham, 48-13". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette at Colgate".
- ^ Reinhard, Paul (November 2, 2008). "Colgate Runs Away from Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette at Bucknell".
- ^ Reinhard, Paul (November 9, 2008). "Road-Weary Lafayette Heads Home After Win over Bucknell". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette vs. Holy Cross".
- ^ Reinhard, Paul (November 16, 2008). "Lafayette's Bid for Championship Ends on Hail Mary". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette at Lehigh".
- ^ Reinhard, Paul (November 23, 2008). "Lehigh Proves Its Mettle". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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