1979 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1979 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1979 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceIndependent
1979 record5–3–2
Head coach
Captains
  • Tim Gerhart
  • Rich Smith
Home stadiumFisher Field
1979 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Lehigh ^ 0 0 0  10 3 0
Portland State 0 0 0  6 5 0
Lafayette 0 0 0  5 3 2
Bucknell 0 0 0  4 4 2
Northwestern State 0 0 0  3 6 0
Northeastern 0 0 0  3 7 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

In their ninth year under head coach Neil Putnam, the Leopards compiled a 5–3–2 record.[1] Tim Gerhart and Rich Smith were the team captains.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 at Gettysburg
W 41–6 1,120 [3]
September 15 at Merchant Marine
W 33–6 [1]
September 22 at Davidson L 13–16 3,200 [4]
September 29 Columbia No. 10
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 14–7 8,500 [5]
October 13 Bucknell No. 8
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
T 0–0 10,700 [6]
October 19 at Penn No. 8 W 9–7 9,074 [7]
October 27 Maine No. 7
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 21–34 6,000 [8]
November 3 Colgate
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
T 7–7 6,000 [9]
November 10 Wagner
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 21–3 [1]
November 17 at Lehigh L 3–24 19,000 [10]

References

  1. "Lafayette Football 1963-1986". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 104. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Team Captains 1882-2019". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 97. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. Wismer, Ted (September 9, 1979). "Lafayette's Balanced Attack Trounces Gettysburg 41-6". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Bowen, Les (September 23, 1979). "Piercy Catch Is Big Play for Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. p. 4D via Newspapers.com.
  5. Wismer, Ted (September 30, 1979). "Lehigh and Lafayette Turn Back Ivy League Foes; Columbia Falls 14-7 to Leopards". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Freedman, Lewis (October 14, 1979). "Bucknell, Lafayette: Zero". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9D via Newspapers.com.
  7. Shister, Gail (October 20, 1979). "Penn Drops a 9-7 Heartbreaker". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1C via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bouier, Maine Rip Lafayette". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 28, 1979. p. 85 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Sub Ties Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. November 4, 1979. p. 4B via Newspapers.com.
  10. Larimer, Terry (November 18, 1979). "Lehigh Rolls, 24-3; Awaits Playoff Bid". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
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