2013 Lafayette Leopards football team

2013 Lafayette Leopards football

Patriot League Champions
FCS Playoffs First Round vs New Hampshire, L 7–45
Conference	Patriot League
2013 record	5–7 (4–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Frank Tavani (14th year)
Offensive coordinator	Mickey Fein
Defensive coordinator	John Loose
Home stadium	Fisher Field at Fisher Stadium (Capacity: 13,132)

2013 Patriot League football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Lafayette $^		4	–	1		5	–	7
Lehigh		3	–	2		8	–	3
Bucknell		3	–	2		6	–	5
Colgate		3	–	2		4	–	8
Holy Cross		1	–	4		3	–	9
Georgetown		1	–	4		2	–	9
#9 Fordham ^		0	–	0		12	–	2

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Fordham ineligible for conference title because they previously offered football scholarships while other Patriot League members did not; Fordham's official conference record will be 0–0 and won't occupy a spot in the conference standings Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2013 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards were led by 14th year head coach Frank Tavani and played their home games at Fisher Field. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 5–7, 4–1 in Patriot League play to finish win the Patriot League championship. They received the league's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to New Hampshire.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	6:00 PM	Sacred Heart*	Fisher Field • Easton, PA	LSN	L 24–26	6,238
September 14	6:00 PM	William & Mary*	Fisher Field • Easton, PA	LSN	L 6–34	6,348
September 21	6:00 PM	at Penn*	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	LSN	L 21–27	8,103
October 5	3:30 PM	Bucknell	Fisher Field • Easton, PA	LSN	W 31–7	7,814
October 12	1:00 PM	at Princeton*	Princeton University Stadium • Princeton, NJ	LSN	L 26–42	7,494
October 19	1:00 PM	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA	LSN	L 16–35	8,185
October 26	1:00 PM	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	LSN	W 41–23	9,184
November 2	1:00 PM	at Georgetown	Multi-Sport Field • Washington, D.C.	LSN	W 45–27	1,789
November 9	3:30 PM	Colgate	Fisher Field • Easton, PA	LSN	L 24–28	8,763
November 16	3:30 PM	No. 5 Fordham	Fisher Field • Easton, PA	LSN	W 27–14	5,939
November 23	12:30 PM	at No. 17 Lehigh	Goodman Stadium • Bethlehem, PA (149th meeting of The Rivalry)	WFMZ	W 50–28	16,129
November 30	12:00 PM	at No. 15 New Hampshire*	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 7–45	3,286
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ http://www.goleopards.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/lafa-m-footbl-sched.html

Lafayette Leopards football

Venues	The Quad (1882–1893) March Field (1894–1925) Fisher Field (1926–present)

Bowls & rivalries	The Rivalry (Lehigh)

Culture & lore	The Leopard "On, Lafayette!" Leopard Pride

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

2013 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Bethune-Cookman Butler Coastal Carolina Eastern Illinois Eastern Washington Fordham Furman Jacksonville State Lafayette Maine McNeese State Montana New Hampshire North Dakota State Northern Arizona Sacred Heart Sam Houston State Samford South Carolina State South Dakota State Southeastern Louisiana Southern Utah Tennessee State Towson

Champion – North Dakota State

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