2005 Lafayette Leopards football team
The 2005 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his sixth season as head coach.
| 2005 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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Patriot League co-champion | |
I-AA Playoffs First Round, L 23–34 vs. Appalachian State | |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 21[1] |
| FCS Coaches | No. 20[2] |
| 2005 record | 8–4 (5–1 Patriot) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Faragalli (6th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | John Loose (6th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Fisher Field (Capacity: 13,750) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Lafayette +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Colgate +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania. All games were televised on the Lafayette Sports Network (LSN).
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | at Marist* | LSN | W 40–21 | 2,891 | [3] | ||
| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Richmond* | LSN | W 7–0 | 5,274 | [4] | ||
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Princeton* |
| LSN | L 21–23 | 4,915 | [5][6] | |
| September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Fordham |
| LSN | W 27–10 | 6,257 | [7][8] | |
| October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at Georgetown | LSN | W 12–7 | 2,143 | [9] | ||
| October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Columbia* |
| LSN | W 14–7 | 1,500 | [10][11] | |
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Harvard* |
| LSN | L 17–24 | 8,983 | [12] | |
| October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Bucknell |
| LSN | W 33–20 | 4,331 | [13] | |
| November 5 | 12:30 p.m. | Colgate |
| LSN | L 15–18 | 7,683 | [14] | |
| November 12 | 12:30 p.m. | at Holy Cross | LSN | W 41–21 | 6,179 | [15][16] | ||
| November 19 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 12 Lehigh | LSN | W 23–19 | 16,017 | [17][18] | ||
| November 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Appalachian State* | No. 25 | LSN | L 23–34 | 6,327 | [19][20] | |
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References
- "Lafayette No. 20 (ESPN/USA Today), No. 21 (The Sports Network) in Final I-AA Football Polls".
- "Lafayette No. 20 (ESPN/USA Today), No. 21 (The Sports Network) in Final I-AA Football Polls".
- "Lafayette at Marist".
- "Lafayette vs. Richmond".
- "Lafayette vs. Princeton".
- "Tigers' Defense Preserves Win". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. September 18, 2005. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 18, 2005. p. C19.
- "Lafayette vs. Fordham".
- Miller, Stephen (September 25, 2005). "Leopards Overcome Early Stumble". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Yesterday's Results". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. September 28, 2005. p. 9C.
- Orton, Kathy (October 2, 2005). "Defense Shines, but Hoyas Falter Against Lafayette". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. p. E16 – via ProQuest.
- "Lafayette vs. Columbia".
- Miller, Stephen (October 9, 2005). "Leopards Show Resiliency, Buoyancy". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 9, 2005. p. D18.
- "Lafayette vs. Harvard".
- "Lafayette vs. Bucknell".
- "Lafayette vs. Colgate".
- "Lafayette at Holy Cross".
- Miller, Stephen (November 13, 2005). "Lafayette Gets Offensive with HC". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C12 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 13, 2005. p. C21.
- "Lafayette at Lehigh".
- Groller, Keith (November 20, 2005). "Lafayette's Hurt Breaks Lehigh's Heart". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lafayette at Appalachian State".
- Coulson, David (November 27, 2005). "ASU Advances After First-Round Scare". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. p. 13C – via Newspapers.com.
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