The 2008 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his ninth season as head coach, and placed fourth in the Patriot League.
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Conference | Patriot League |
Record | 7–4 (4–2 Patriot) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mickey Fein |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | John Loose (9th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Fisher Stadium |
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No. 16 Colgate $^ | 5 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 0 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Stadium in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | 6:00 pm | at Marist* | LSN | W 28–6 | 853 | [1] | ||
September 13 | 6:00 pm | Georgetown | LSN | W 24–6 | 10,134 | [2] | ||
September 27 | 6:00 pm | Penn* |
| LSN | W 24–17 | 7,561 | [3] | |
October 4 | 1:00 pm | Harvard* |
| LSN | L 13–27 | 7,789 | [4] | |
October 11 | 12:30 pm | at Columbia* | LSN | W 13–3 | 2,127 | |||
October 18 | 12:30 pm | at No. 14 Liberty* | LSN | W 35–21 | 15,483 | [5] | ||
October 25 | 1:00 pm | at Fordham | No. 24 | LSN | W 48–13 | 3,706 | [6] | |
November 1 | 12:30 pm | at Colgate | No. 21 | LSN | L 13–21 | 6,721 | [7] | |
November 8 | 12:30 pm | at Bucknell | LSN | W 38–21 | 1,979 | [8] | ||
November 15 | 12:30 pm | Holy Cross |
| LSN | L 26–27 | 7,439 | [9] | |
November 22 | 1:00 pm | Lehigh |
| LSN | L 15–31 | 15,908 | [10] | |
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References
edit- ^ Benischek, Mike (September 7, 2008). "Marist Suffers Soggy Defeat, 28-6". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. pp. 1F, 2F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fierro, Nick (September 14, 2008). "Leopards Lean on Defense". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
- ^ Todres, Andrew (September 28, 2008). "Down by 24 Points, Penn Rallies, but Loses to Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Denman, Elliott (October 5, 2008). "Pizzotti, Harvard Hand Lafayette First Loss". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhard, Paul (October 19, 2008). "Lafayette Sends Liberty Down in Flames, 35-21". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhard, Paul (October 26, 2008). "Lafayette's Ground Attack Grinds Up Fordham, 48-13". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhard, Paul (November 2, 2008). "Colgate Runs Away from Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhard, Paul (November 9, 2008). "Road-Weary Lafayette Heads Home After Win over Bucknell". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhard, Paul (November 16, 2008). "Lafayette's Bid for Championship Ends on Hail Mary". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhard, Paul (November 23, 2008). "Lehigh Proves Its Mettle". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.