1979 Lafayette Leopards football team

1979 Lafayette Leopards football
1979 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3–2
Head coach	Neil Putnam (9th season);
Captains	Tim Gerhart; Rich Smith;
Home stadium	Fisher Field
	Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

The 1979 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their ninth year under head coach Neil Putnam, the Leopards compiled a 5–3–2 record.^[1] Tim Gerhart and Rich Smith were the team captains.^[2] Lafayette played home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.

1979 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 4 Lehigh ^		–		10	–	3	–	0
Florida A&M		–		7	–	4	–	0
Portland State		–		6	–	5	–	0
Lafayette		–		5	–	3	–	2
Bucknell		–		4	–	4	–	2
Northwestern State		–		3	–	6	–	0
Northeastern		–		3	–	7	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Gettysburg		Musselman Stadium Gettysburg, PA	W 41–6	1,120	^[3]
September 15	at Merchant Marine		Tomb Field Kings Point, NY	W 33–6		^[1]
September 22	at Davidson	No. 7	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	L 13–16	3,200	^[4]
September 29	Columbia	No. T–10	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 14–7	8,500	^[5]
October 13	No. 6 Bucknell	No. T–8	Fisher Field Easton, PA	T 0–0	10,700	^[6]
October 19	at Penn	No. T–8	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 9–7	9,074	^[7]
October 27	Maine	No. 7	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 21–34	6,000	^[8]
November 3	Colgate		Fisher Field Easton, PA	T 7–7	6,000	^[9]
November 10	Wagner		Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 21–3		^[1]
November 17	at Lehigh		Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	L 3–24	19,000	^[10]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game