2011 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 2011 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards were led by 12th year head coach Frank Tavani and played their home games at Fisher Stadium. They are a member of the Patriot League.

2011 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferencePatriot League
Record4–7 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMickey Fein
Defensive coordinatorJohn Loose (12th season)
Home stadiumFisher Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Lehigh $^   6 0     11 2  
Georgetown   4 2     8 3  
Holy Cross   4 2     6 5  
Bucknell   3 3     6 5  
Colgate   2 4     5 6  
Lafayette   2 4     4 7  
Fordham   0 6     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Fordham was ineligible for conference title because they offered football scholarships while other Patriot League members did not.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The Leopards' season opener at North Dakota State was the furthest west the team has ever traveled and was the squad's first contest played indoors since Lafayette faced Washington & Jefferson at the Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall in 1930.

They finished the season 4–7, 2–4 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 pmat No. 11 North Dakota State*L 6–4217,023[1]
September 106:00 pmat GeorgetownL 13–142,435
September 176:00 pmat Penn*LSN/MASNW 37–129,438
September 246:00 pmat Stony Brook*LSN/MASNL 20–378,278
October 16:00 pmHarvard*LSN/MASNL 3–314,512
October 156:00 pmYale*
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSN/MASNW 28–194,872
October 221:00 pmFordham
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSN/MASNW 45–245,567
October 296:00 pmBucknell
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSN/MASNL 13–393,604
November 56:00 pmColgate
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSN/MASNW 37–24 OT5,129
November 1212:30 pmat Holy CrossLSN/MASNL 24–294,281
November 1912:30 pmat No. 6 LehighESPN3L 13–3716,013

References

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  1. ^ "Lafayette loses big to North Dakota". The Morning Call. September 4, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.