2016 Lafayette Leopards football team

2016 Lafayette Leopards football

Conference	Patriot League
2016 record	2–9 (1–5 Patriot)
Head coach	Frank Tavani (17th year)
Offensive coordinator	Mickey Fein
Defensive coordinator	Art Link
Home stadium	Fisher Field (Capacity: 13,132)

2016 Patriot League football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#19 Lehigh $^		6	–	0		9	–	2
Fordham		5	–	1		8	–	3
Colgate		4	–	2		5	–	5
Bucknell		3	–	3		4	–	7
Holy Cross		2	–	4		4	–	7
Lafayette		1	–	5		2	–	9
Georgetown		0	–	6		3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Lafayette Leopards football team represents Lafayette College in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards are led by 17th year head coach Frank Tavani and play their home games at Fisher Field. They are a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 2–9, 1–5 in Patriot League play to finish in sixth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 PM	at Central Connecticut*	Arute Field • New Britain, CT	NECFR	W 24–10	4,117
September 10	6:00 PM	Delaware*	Fisher Field • Easton, PA	WBPH-TV	L 6–24	6,828
September 17	5:00 PM	at Princeton*	Princeton University Stadium • Princeton, NJ	ESPN3	L 31–35	13,420
September 24	6:00 PM	No. 19 Villanova*	Fisher Field • Easton, PA	WBPH-TV	L 14–31	7,441
October 1	3:30 PM	Holy Cross	Fisher Field • Easton, PA	WBPH-TV	L 28–38	4,948
October 8	1:00 PM	at Fordham	Coffey Field • Bronx, NY	PLN	L 34–58	3,864
October 15	12:00 PM	at Army*	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 7–62	38,894
October 22	1:00 PM	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA	WBPH-TV	L 17–42	2,146
October 29	12:30 PM	Georgetown	Fisher Field • Easton, PA	WBPH-TV	W 17–3	4,878
November 12	1:00 PM	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY	WBPH-TV	L 17–38	4,859
November 19	12:30 PM	No. 19 Lehigh	Fisher Field • Easton, PA (152nd meeting of The Rivalry)	WBPH-TV WFMZ	L 21–45	12,587
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	10	0	0	14	24
Blue Devils	0	3	7	0	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	1981	LAF, 51–0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	3	0	7	14	24
Leopards	3	0	3	0	6

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–19	2015	DEL, 19–9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	14	7	3	7	31
Tigers	7	14	14	0	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–41–3	2015	PRIN, 40–7

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Wildcats	7	10	14	0	31
Leopards	0	7	7	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	1920	LAF, 34–0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	10	3	3	22	38
Leopards	0	7	14	7	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–14	2015	HOLY, 42–0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	17	3	7	7	34
Rams	20	21	10	7	58

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–11–1	2015	FORD, 35–7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	0	7	0	0	7
Black Knights	14	21	14	13	62

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–17	1997	ARMY, 41–14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	3	0	14	0	17
Bison	7	7	7	21	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
52–35–6	2015	BUCK, 35–24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	0	3	0	0	3
Leopards	3	0	14	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–7	2015	GEORG, 38–7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	0	7	10	10	27
Raiders	10	14	7	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–42–4	2015	GATE, 28–19

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Mountain Hawks	7	24	14	0	45
Leopards	0	7	6	8	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
78–68–5	2015	LEH, 49–35

↑ "Lafayette Football Official Schedule". Lafayette College Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 15, 2015.

Lafayette Leopards football

Venues	The Quad (1882–1893) March Field (1894–1925) Fisher Field (1926–present)

Bowls & rivalries	The Rivalry (Lehigh)

Culture & lore	The Leopard "On, Lafayette!" Leopard Pride

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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