2005 Lafayette Leopards football team
The 2005 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his sixth season as head coach. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field in Easton, PA.
| 2005 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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Patriot League co-champion | |
I-AA Playoffs First Round, L 23–34 vs. Appalachian State | |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 21[1] |
| FCS Coaches | No. 20[2] |
| 2005 record | 8–4 (5–1 Patriot) |
| Head coach | Frank Tavani (6th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Mike Faragalli (6th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | John Loose (6th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Fisher Field at Fisher Stadium (Capacity: 13,750) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Lafayette +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Colgate +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | at Marist* | Lafayette Sports Network | W 40–21 | 2,891[3] | ||
| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Richmond* |
| LSN | W 7–0 | 5,274[4] | |
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Princeton* |
| LSN | L 21–23 | 4,915[5] | |
| September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Fordham |
| LSN | W 27–10 | 6,257[6] | |
| October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at Georgetown |
| LSN | W 12–7 | 1,776[7] | |
| October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Columbia* |
| LSN | W 14–7 | 1,500[8] | |
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Harvard* |
| LSN | L 17–24 | 8,983[9] | |
| October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Bucknell |
| LSN | W 33–20 | 4,331[10] | |
| November 5 | 12:30 p.m. | Colgate |
| LSN | L 15–18 | 7,683[11] | |
| November 12 | 12:30 p.m. | at Holy Cross | LSN | W 41–21 | 6,171[12] | ||
| November 19 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 12 Lehigh |
| LSN | W 23–19 | 16,017[13] | |
| November 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Appalachian State* | No. 25 |
| LSN | L 23–34 | 6,327[14] |
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References
- "Lafayette No. 20 (ESPN/USA Today), No. 21 (The Sports Network) in Final I-AA Football Polls".
- "Lafayette No. 20 (ESPN/USA Today), No. 21 (The Sports Network) in Final I-AA Football Polls".
- "Lafayette at Marist".
- "Lafayette vs. Richmond".
- "Lafayette vs. Princeton".
- "Lafayette vs. Fordham".
- "Lafayette at Georgetown".
- "Lafayette vs. Columbia".
- "Lafayette vs. Harvard".
- "Lafayette vs. Bucknell".
- "Lafayette vs. Colgate".
- "Lafayette at Holy Cross".
- "Lafayette at Lehigh".
- "Lafayette at Appalachian State".
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