2008 Lafayette Leopards football team

2008 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference Patriot League
2008 record 7-4 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach Frank Tavani (9th year)
Offensive coordinator Mickey Fein
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator John Loose
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Fisher Field at Fisher Stadium
(Capacity: 13,132)
2008 Patriot League football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#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  
† – Conference champion
^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2008 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his 9th season as head coach. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field in Easton, PA.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 6:00 PM at Marist* Tenney Stadium • Poughkeepsie, NY LSN W 28–6   853[1]
September 13 6:00 PM Georgetown Fisher Field • Easton, PA LSN W 24-6   10,134[2]
September 27 6:00 PM Pennsylvania*dagger Fisher Field • Easton, PA (85th Meeting) LSN W 24–17   7,561[3]
October 4 1:00 PM Harvard* Fisher Field • Easton, PA LSN L 27-13   7,789[4]
October 11 12:30 PM at Columbia* Wien Stadium • New York, NY LSN W 13-3   2,127[5]
October 18 12:30 PM at #14 Liberty* Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA LSN W 35–21   15,483[6]
October 25 1:00 PM at Fordham #24 Coffey Field • Bronx, NY LSN W 48-13   3,706[7]
November 1 12:30 PM at Colgate #21 Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY LSN L 21-13   6,721[8]
November 8 12:30 PM at Bucknell #24 Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA (84th Meeting) LSN W 38-21   1,979[9]
November 15 12:30 PM Holy Cross Fisher Field • Easton, PA LSN L 27-26   7,439[10]
November 22 1:00 PM Lehigh Fisher Field • Easton, PA (144th Meeting) LSN L 31-15   15,908[11]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from FCS Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ↑ "Lafayette at Marist".
  2. ↑ "Lafayette vs. Georgetown".
  3. ↑ "Lafayette vs. Penn".
  4. ↑ "Lafayette vs. Harvard".
  5. ↑ "Lafayette at Columbia".
  6. ↑ "Lafayette at Liberty".
  7. ↑ "Lafayette at Fordham".
  8. ↑ "Lafayette at Colgate".
  9. ↑ "Lafayette at Bucknell".
  10. ↑ "Lafayette vs. Holy Cross".
  11. ↑ "Lafayette at Lehigh".