2019 Lafayette Leopards football team
The 2019 Lafayette Leopards football team represents Lafayette College in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards are led by third-year head coach John Garrett and play their home games at Fisher Field. They are a member of the Patriot League.
| 2019 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| 2019 record | 4–8 (4–2 Patriot) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Open |
| Defensive coordinator | Manny Rojas (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Fisher Field (Capacity: 13,132) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross $^ | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Leopards finished the 2018 season 3–8, 2–4 in Patriot League play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.
Preseason
Preseason coaches' poll
The Patriot League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019 (voting was by conference head coaches and sports information directors). The Leopards were picked to finish in sixth place.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Colgate | 72 (12) |
| 2 | Holy Cross | 58 (2) |
| 3 | Georgetown | 51 |
| 4 | Fordham | 39 |
| 5 | Lehigh | 38 |
| 6 | Lafayette | 21 |
| 7 | Bucknell | 15 |
Preseason All-Patriot League team
The Leopards had four players selected to the preseason All-Patriot League team.[1]
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Offense Nick Pearson – WR Jake Marotti – OL |
Defense Malik Hamm – DL Yasir Thomas – DB |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at William & Mary* | FloSports | L 17–30 | 10,167 | |
| September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Monmouth* | ESPN+ | L 21–24 | 2,955 | |
| September 14 | 12:30 p.m. | Sacred Heart* | Stadium | L 40–56 | 5,119 | |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Albany* | FloSports | L 7–36 | 3,241 | |
| September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Penn* |
| Stadium | L 24–28 | 4,911 |
| October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Princeton* | ESPNU | L 3–28 | 4,521 | |
| October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Georgetown | Stadium | L 10–14 | 1,984 | |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Bucknell |
| Stadium | W 21–17 | 5,325 |
| November 2 | 12:30 p.m. | Fordham |
| Stadium | W 38–34 | 3,505 |
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at Holy Cross | Stadium | W 23–20 | 5,236 | |
| November 16 | 12:30 p.m. | Colgate |
| Stadium | L 0–16 | |
| November 23 | 12:30 p.m. | at Lehigh |
| Stadium WFMZ | W 17–16 | 13,292 |
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- Source: [2]
Game summaries
at William & Mary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Tribe | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 30 |
at Monmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Hawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Sacred Heart
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Pioneers | 14 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 56 |
| Leopards | 3 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 40 |
at Albany
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Great Danes | 12 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 36 |
Penn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Quakers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Leopards | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at Princeton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 21 Tigers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at Georgetown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Hoyas | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Bucknell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Leopards | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Fordham
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 |
| Leopards | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Holy Cross
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| Crusaders | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Raiders | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| Leopards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Lehigh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Mountain Hawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
References
- "Patriot League Football Preseason Honors Announced". PatriotLeague.org. July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- "Lafayette Football 2019 Schedule". Lafayette Athletics. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
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