1987 Lafayette Leopards football team

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1987 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference Colonial League
Record4–7 (2–3 Colonial)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jim Johnson
  • Dave MacPhee
Home stadium Fisher Field
Seasons
  1986
1988  
1987 Colonial League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Holy Cross $ 4 0 011 0 0
Lehigh 3 1 15 5 1
Colgate 2 2 07 4 0
Lafayette 2 3 04 7 0
Bucknell 1 3 14 5 1
Davidson 0 3 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lafayette finished fourth in the Colonial League.

In their seventh year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 4–7 record. [1] Jim Johnson and Dave MacPhee were the team captains. [2]

Despite posting a losing record, the Leopards outscored opponents 264 to 257. Lafayette's 2–3 conference record placed fourth in the six-team Colonial League standings. [3]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12 Kutztown *
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 29–17 [1]
September 19 at No. 2 Holy Cross L 11–40 10,651 [4]
September 26 Columbia *
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 38–7 9,100 [5]
October 3 at Cornell *L 12–17 9,000 [6]
October 10 Bucknell Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 42–21 10,700 [7]
October 17 Davidson
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 38–10 2,200 [8]
October 24 at No. 8 New Hampshire *L 19–21 8,455 [9]
October 31 Colgate
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 14–35 6,700 [10]
November 7 Penn *
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 14–23 5,200 [11]
November 14 at Army *L 37–49 37,195 [12]
November 21 at Lehigh L 10–17 17,000 [13]

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References

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  2. "Team Captains 1882-2019". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 97. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 1. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
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