Lafayette Leopards men's lacrosse

The Lafayette Leopards men's lacrosse team represents Lafayette College in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college lacrosse. The program was created in 1926. Lafayette plays its home games at Fisher Stadium, which has a capacity of 13,162. The Leopards have competed in the Patriot League since its 1991 founding. Through 2020, the team has an all–time record of 278–690–1.[2]

Lafayette Leopards
men's lacrosse
Founded1926
UniversityLafayette College
Head coachPatrick Myers (since 2019 season)
StadiumFisher Stadium
(capacity: 13,132)
LocationEaston, Pennsylvania
ConferencePatriot League
NicknameLeopards
ColorsMaroon and White[1]
         

The Leopards own one of the historically oldest programs in NCAA Division I lacrosse. However, that pedigree has not transferred over to much on-field success. While fellow Patriot League opponents such as Army, Loyola, and Navy have had consistent success in the NCAA tournament, the Leopards are still seeking their first bid. Additionally, traditional rival Lehigh captured 11 pre-NCAA national titles and dominates the rivalry series 69–21–1, including wins in 24 of the last 26 meetings through 2019.[3]

While not winning a league championship or earning an NCAA tournament berth, Lafayette has had several strings of successful seasons. Many came under the helm of coach Bill Lawson, who guided the program from 1972 to 2002. Lawson has the most wins in school history with 155[2] and managed three seasons with at 9 victories. Lawson also managed the three best league finishes in program history, finishing tied for second place in the Patriot League three straight times from 1991 to 1993.[4] Since Lawson left the program, the Leopards have struggled in conference play, managing a .500 record or better only once.[2] That season, 2010, also saw the highest finish in league play since 1993 with a tie for third place and a bid to their only Patriot League Tournament appearance,[5] which ended with a semifinal loss to Navy.[4] Since 2011, Lafayette has gone 4–64 in the Patriot League, having lost 23 consecutive games[6][7] since an upset victory over Navy in 2017.[8]

Season Results

The following is a list of Lafayette’s results by season since the institution of NCAA Division I in 1971:

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Gerry Clinton (Independent) (1969–1971)
1971 Gerry Clinton 4–6
Gerry Clinton: 10–24 (.294)
Bill Lawson (Independent) (1972–1982)
1972 Bill Lawson 4–7
1973 Bill Lawson 3–8
1974 Bill Lawson 6–6
1975 Bill Lawson 4–8
1976 Bill Lawson 7–5
1977 Bill Lawson 5–9
1978 Bill Lawson 7–6
1979 Bill Lawson 9–4
1980 Bill Lawson 7–6
1981 Bill Lawson 9–3
1982 Bill Lawson 6–6
Bill Lawson (East Coast Conference) (1983–1990)
1983 Bill Lawson 6–62–3
1984 Bill Lawson 9–43–2
1985 Bill Lawson 3–90–56th
1986 Bill Lawson 2–101–5
1987 Bill Lawson 3–100–67th
1988 Bill Lawson 6–72–3
1989 Bill Lawson 5–81–5
1990 Bill Lawson 6–82–4
Bill Lawson (Patriot League) (1991–2002)
1991 Bill Lawson 5–73–2T–2nd
1992 Bill Lawson 3–93–2T–2nd
1993 Bill Lawson 4–83–2T–2nd
1994 Bill Lawson 2–100–56th
1995 Bill Lawson 3–90–56th
1996 Bill Lawson 2–110–56th
1997 Bill Lawson 3–101–45th
1998 Bill Lawson 5–82–3T–4th
1999 Bill Lawson 4–91–45th
2000 Bill Lawson 7–72–4T–5th
2001 Bill Lawson 6–82–4T–4th
2002 Bill Lawson 4–101–56th
Bill Lawson: 155–236 (.396)29–78 (.271)
Terry Mangan (Patriot League) (2003–2012)
2003 Terry Mangan 2–120–67th
2004 Terry Mangan 2–121–67th
2005 Terry Mangan 2–111–5T–5th
2006 Terry Mangan 2–101–56th
2007 Terry Mangan 1–120–67th
2008 Terry Mangan 4–91–56th
2009 Terry Mangan 6–72–4T–4th
2010 Terry Mangan 8–63–3T–3rd
2011 Terry Mangan 2–110–67th
2012 Terry Mangan 3–101–56th
Terry Mangan: 32–100 (.242)10–51 (.164)
Jim Rogalski (Patriot League) (2013–2017)
2013 Jim Rogalski 3–100–67th
2014 Jim Rogalski 2–111–7T–8th
2015 Jim Rogalski 4–101–79th
2016 Jim Rogalski 3–110–89th
2017 Jim Rogalski 2–121–79th
Jim Rogalski: 14–54 (.206)3–35 (.079)
Ed Williams (Patriot League) (2018–2019)
2018 Ed Williams 3–120–89th
Ed Williams: 3–12 (.200)0–8 (.000)
Patrick Myers (Patriot League) (2019–Present)
2019 Patrick Myers 4–110–89th
2020 Patrick Myers 0–60–2††
Patrick Myers: 4–17 (.190)0–10 (.000)
Total:278–690–1 (.287)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus.

See also

References
  1. Lafayette College Full-Color Representations (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  2. "Lafayette Men's Lacrosse 2009 Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette Athletics.
  3. "2020 Men's Lacrosse Schedule". Lehigh University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  4. "2020 Men's Lacrosse Record Book (PDF) - Patriot League" (PDF). patriotleague.org. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  5. Jastrzembski, Chris (2019-07-01). "2019 Men's College Lacrosse Year In Review: #64 Lafayette Leopards". College Crosse. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  6. "Freshmen Show Development in Loss to Army". Lafayette College Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  7. "Lafayette lacrosse 2020 Roster and Schedule | Inside Lacrosse". www.insidelacrosse.com. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  8. "Men's Lax Knocks Off Navy for First League Win". Lafayette College Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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