2008 Lafayette Leopards football team

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.

2008 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferencePatriot League
2008 record7–4 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMickey Fein
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJohn Loose (9th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFisher Stadium
(Capacity: 13,132)
2008 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field at Fisher Stadium in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 66:00 pmat Marist*
LSNW 28–6853[1][2]
September 136:00 pmGeorgetown
LSNW 24–610,134[3][4]
September 276:00 pmPenn*
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 24–177,561[5][6]
October 41:00 pmHarvard*
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNL 13–277,789[7][8]
October 1112:30 pmat Columbia*
LSNW 13–32,127[9]
October 1812:30 pmat No. 14 Liberty*
LSNW 35–2115,483[10][11]
October 251:00 pmat FordhamNo. 24
LSNW 48–133,706[12][13]
November 112:30 pmat ColgateNo. 21
LSNL 13–216,721[14][15]
November 812:30 pmat BucknellNo. 24
LSNW 38–211,979[16][17]
November 1512:30 pmHoly Cross
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNL 26–277,439[18][19]
November 221:00 pmLehigh
LSNL 15–3115,908[20][21]

References
  1. "Lafayette at Marist".
  2. Benischek, Mike (September 7, 2008). "Marist Suffers Soggy Defeat, 28-6". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. pp. 1F, 2F – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Lafayette vs. Georgetown".
  4. Fierro, Nick (September 14, 2008). "Leopards Lean on Defense". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
  5. "Lafayette vs. Penn".
  6. 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.
  7. "Lafayette vs. Harvard".
  8. Denman, Elliott (October 5, 2008). "Pizzotti, Harvard Hand Lafayette First Loss". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Lafayette at Columbia".
  10. "Lafayette at Liberty".
  11. Reinhard, Paul (October 19, 2008). "Lafayette Sends Liberty Down in Flames, 35-21". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C12 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Lafayette at Fordham".
  13. Reinhard, Paul (October 26, 2008). "Lafayette's Ground Attack Grinds Up Fordham, 48-13". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Lafayette at Colgate".
  15. Reinhard, Paul (November 2, 2008). "Colgate Runs Away from Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Lafayette at Bucknell".
  17. Reinhard, Paul (November 9, 2008). "Road-Weary Lafayette Heads Home After Win over Bucknell". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. "Lafayette vs. Holy Cross".
  19. Reinhard, Paul (November 16, 2008). "Lafayette's Bid for Championship Ends on Hail Mary". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. "Lafayette at Lehigh".
  21. Reinhard, Paul (November 23, 2008). "Lehigh Proves Its Mettle". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.


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