1999 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1999 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lafayette tied for second-to-last in the Patriot League.

1999 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferencePatriot League
1999 record4–7 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • John Fistner
  • Jim Goff
  • Chad Williamson
Home stadiumFisher Field
1999 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 14 Lehigh +^  5 –1     10 –2  
No. 18 Colgate +^  5 –1     10 –2  
Towson  4 –2     7 –4  
Bucknell  3 –3     7 –4  
Lafayette  2 –4     4 –7  
Holy Cross  2 –4     3 –8  
Fordham  0 –6     0 –11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their 19th and final year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 4–7 record.[1] John Fistner, Jim Goff and Chad Williamson were the team captains.[2]

The Leopards were outscored 271 to 207. Lafayette's 2–4 conference tied for fifth place in the seven-team Patriot League standings.[3]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11 at Towson
L 7–35 2,481 [4]
September 18 at Holy Cross
L 12–30 4,170 [5]
September 25 at Brown*
L 28–35 5,448 [6]
October 2 Dartmouth*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 20–10 7,821 [7]
October 9 Colgate
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 14–56 2,931 [8]
October 16 at Princeton*
L 10–22 14,805 [9]
October 23 Bucknell
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 22–21 5,123 [10]
October 30 Marist*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 38–13 2,325 [11]
November 6 Fordham
W 27–7 2,893 [12]
November 13 Duquesne*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 17–28 2,207 [13]
November 20 at No. 14 Lehigh
L 12–14 16,000 [14]

References
  1. "Lafayette Football 1987-2006". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 105. 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. "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. Meixell, Ted (September 12, 1999). "Lafayette Picked Apart by Towson". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Toland, Jennifer (September 19, 1999). "Crusaders Intercept Patriot League Win; Aloisi Helps Holy Cross Past Lafayette". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D9.
  6. "Lafayette Improves, but Not Enough to Beat Brown". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. September 26, 1999. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 26, 1999. p. D19.
  7. Meixell, Ted (October 3, 1999). "Lafayette's 1st Win Gives Russo No. 100". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Meixell, Ted (October 10, 1999). "Colgate Pastes Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Struggling Players Help Lift Princeton". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. October 17, 1999. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Meixell, Ted (October 24, 1999). "Lafayette Rallies to Clip Bucknell". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Meixell, Ted (October 31, 1999). "Armstrong Tuma Lift Lafayette Past Marist". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Bostrom, Don (November 7, 1999). "Special Teams Spark Lafayette to 27-7 Win Over Fordham". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Others". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Fla. November 7, 1999. p. 16C.
  13. Meixell, Ted (November 14, 1999). "Lafayette Loses Script and Game to Duquesne, 28-17". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. Blockus, Gary R. (November 21, 1999). "Lehigh Edges Lafayette 14-12". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Others". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Fla. November 21, 1999. p. 18C.
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