1979 Lafayette Leopards football team

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  →

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
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

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 its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.

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

References

1. "Lafayette Football 1963-1986". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 104. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Team Captains 1882-2019". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 97. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
3. Wismer, Ted (September 9, 1979). "Lafayette's Balanced Attack Trounces Gettysburg 41-6". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Bowen, Les (September 23, 1979). "Piercy Catch Is Big Play for Davidson". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, N.C. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
5. Wismer, Ted (September 30, 1979). "Lehigh and Lafayette Turn Back Ivy League Foes; Columbia Falls 14-7 to Leopards". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Freedman, Lewis (October 14, 1979). "Bucknell, Lafayette: Zero". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9D – via Newspapers.com.
7. Shister, Gail (October 20, 1979). "Penn Drops a 9-7 Heartbreaker". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bouier, Maine Rip Lafayette". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 28, 1979. p. 85 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Sub Ties Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. November 4, 1979. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
10. Larimer, Terry (November 18, 1979). "Lehigh Rolls, 24-3; Awaits Playoff Bid". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.