2016 Lafayette Leopards football team

2016 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference Patriot League
2016 record 2–9 (1–5 Patriot)
Head coach Frank Tavani (17th season)
Offensive coordinator Mickey Fein
Defensive coordinator Art Link (3rd season)
Home stadium Fisher Field
(Capacity: 13,132)
2016 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#21 Lehigh $^  6 –0     9 –3  
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 represented Lafayette College in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards were led by 17th year head coach Frank Tavani and played their home games at Fisher Field. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 2–9, 1–5 in Patriot League play to finish in sixth place.

On November 29th, head coach Frank Tavani was fired.[1] He finished at Lafayette with a 17 year record of 84–107.

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 Crossdagger 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. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game summaries

at Central Connecticut

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

Delaware

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

at Princeton

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

Villanova

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

Holy Cross

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

at Fordham

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

at Army

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

at Bucknell

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

Georgetown

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

at Colgate

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

Lehigh

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

References

  1. ↑ http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lafayette/index.ssf/2016/11/post_19.html
  2. ↑ "Lafayette Football Official Schedule". Lafayette College Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
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