2004 Lafayette Leopards football team

2004 Lafayette Leopards football
Patriot League co-champion
Conference Patriot League
Ranking
Sports Network No. 19[1]
FCS Coaches No. 19[2]
2004 record 8–4 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach Frank Tavani (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Mike Faragalli (5th season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator John Loose (5th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Fisher Field at Fisher Stadium
(Capacity: 13,750)
2004 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#15 Lehigh +^  5 –1     9 –3  
#19 Lafayette +^  5 –1     8 –4  
Bucknell  4 –2     7 –4  
Colgate  4 –2     7 –4  
Fordham  2 –4     5 –6  
Holy Cross  1 –5     3 –8  
Georgetown  0 –6     3 –8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from poll=The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his fifth season as head coach. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Lafayette played in its first post-season game ever at Delaware by virtue of winning the Patriot League championship. Tavani was named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 1:00 p.m. Marist* Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania Lafayette Sports Network W 48–7   4,283[3]
September 11 1:00 p.m. at Georgetown Multi-Sport Field • Washington, D.C. LSN W 17–6   1,842[4]
September 18 6:00 p.m. at Princeton* Princeton Stadium • Princeton, New Jersey LSN L 18–35   8,691[5]
September 25 1:00 p.m. at Richmond* University of Richmond Stadium • Richmond, Virginia LSN W 21–16   5,121[6]
October 2 1:00 p.m. Harvard*dagger Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania LSN L 23–38   5,365[7]
October 9 12:00 p.m. at Columbia* Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium • New York City LSN W 35–18   1,318[8]
October 16 1:00 p.m. at Bucknell Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (80th Meeting) LSN W 14–13   3,026[9]
October 23 1:00 p.m. at Fordham Coffey Field • New York City, New York LSN W 35–20   3,150[10]
November 6 12:30 p.m. at Colgate Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, New York LSN L 19–22   4,514[11]
November 13 12:30 p.m. Holy Cross Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania LSN W 56–20   4,543[12]
November 20 12:30 p.m. No. 8 Lehigh Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania (140th Meeting) LSN W 14–7   14,000[13]
November 27 3:00 p.m. at No. 10 Delaware* No. 24 Delaware Stadium • Newark, Delaware (FCS Playoffs First Round) LSN, CN8, CSTV L 14–28   13,707[14]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from FCS Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ↑ "Final Sports Network's 2004 FCS College Football Poll". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22.
  2. ↑ "Three Ranked in Final 2004 I-AA Polls".
  3. ↑ "Lafayette vs. Marist".
  4. ↑ "Lafayette at Georgetown".
  5. ↑ "Lafayette at Princeton".
  6. ↑ "Lafayette at Richmond".
  7. ↑ "Lafayette vs. Harvard".
  8. ↑ "Lafayette at Columbia".
  9. ↑ "Lafayette at Bucknell".
  10. ↑ "Lafayette at Fordham".
  11. ↑ "Lafayette at Colgate".
  12. ↑ "Lafayette vs. Holy Cross".
  13. ↑ "Lafayette vs. Lehigh".
  14. ↑ "Lafayette at Delaware".
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