1984 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1984 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1984 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceIndependent
1984 record5–5
Head coach
CaptainFrank Corbo
Home stadiumFisher Field
1984 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Tennessee State 0 0 0  11 0 0
Georgia Southern 0 0 0  8 3 0
No. 15 Holy Cross 0 0 0  8 3 0
No. 19 Delaware 0 0 0  8 3 0
No. 12 Richmond ^ 0 0 0  8 4 0
Eastern Washington 0 0 0  7 2 1
James Madison 0 0 0  6 5 0
William & Mary 0 0 0  6 5 0
Bucknell 0 0 0  5 5 0
Colgate 0 0 0  5 5 0
Lafayette 0 0 0  5 5 0
Lehigh 0 0 0  5 6 0
Florida A&M 0 0 0  3 6 1
Northeastern 0 0 0  3 7 0
Western Kentucky 0 0 0  2 9 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

In their fourth year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 5–5 record.[1] Frank Corbo was the team captain.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 at Rhode Island L 10–31 6,858 [3]
September 15 New Hampshire
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 7–21 4,200 [4]
September 22 Kutztown
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 16–3 [1]
September 29 at Columbia W 23–14 4,034 [5]
October 6 at Maine L 20–22 5,000 [6]
October 13 Connecticut
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 20–13 11,300 [7]
October 20 at No. 20 Colgate L 20–41 6,500 [8]
November 3 at Bucknell L 3–10 7,600 [9]
November 10 East Stroudsburg
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 44–38 4,250 [10]
November 17 Lehigh
W 28–7 17,000 [11]

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. "URI Takes to the Air". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 9, 1984. p. 68 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Garron Powers the Way for UNH". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 16, 1984. p. 54 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Columbia Bows to Lafayette". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 30, 1984. p. S9.
  6. Haskell, Bob (October 7, 1984). "Black Bears Tip Lafayette 22-20 for First Win". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 20 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Smith, George (October 14, 1984). "Failed Kick Costly in UConn Loss". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. C13, C18 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Groller, Keith (October 21, 1984). "Leopards Fall 41-20 to Colgate". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C-4 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Groller, Keith (November 4, 1984). "Bisons Trip Lafayette 10-3". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C-4 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Groller, Keith (November 11, 1984). "Lafayette Outscores ESU 44-38". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C-1 via Newspapers.com.
  11. Will-Weber, Mark (November 18, 1984). "Lafayette 'D' Keys 28-7 Win". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C-1 via Newspapers.com.
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