1992 Lafayette Leopards football team

1992 Lafayette Leopards football
Patriot League champion
Conference	Patriot League
Record	8–3 (5–0 Patriot)
Head coach	Bill Russo (12th season)
Captains	Tom Kirchoff Kevin McManus
Home stadium	Fisher Field
Seasons ←  1991 1993  →

1992 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lafayette $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Colgate	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Lehigh	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Bucknell	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Fordham	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1992 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Leopards won the Patriot League championship.

In their 12th year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled an 8–3 record. ^[1] Tom Kirchoff and Kevin McManus were the team captains. ^[2]

The Leopards outscored opponents 382 to 282. Their undefeated (5–0) conference record placed first in the six-team Patriot League standings. ^[3]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Hofstra *	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 21–14	4,521	[4]
September 19	Buffalo *	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 49–28	6,823	[5]
September 26	at Princeton *	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 35–38	6,820	[6]
October 3	at Cornell *	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 33–44	8,500	[7]
October 10	at Army *	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 36–38	39,642	[8]
October 17	Harvard *	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 31–29	7,859	[9]
October 24	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 44–21	4,101	[10]
October 31	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 37–28		[1]
November 7	Holy Cross	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 15–6	5,333	[11]
November 14	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 49–7		[1]
November 21	Lehigh	Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	W 32–29	13,725	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "Lafayette Football 1963-1992". 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. "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
4. Meixell, Ted (September 13, 1992). "Lafayette Gains Revenge 21-14". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance in "Lafayette 21, Hofstra 14". Miami Herald . Miami, Fla. September 13, 1992. p. 10D – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Final 1992 Division III Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 1, 2022.
6. Bruns, John (September 27, 1992). "Elias Sets Mark to Boost Tigers Past Lafayette". The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. White, Jim (October 5, 1992). "Big Red Scores Early and Then Hangs On". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
8. Dorson, Jill R. (October 11, 1992). "Malcom's Kick of Atonement Caps Cadets' Victorious Rally". Poughkeepsie Journal . Poughkeepsie, N.Y. pp. 3G, 2G – via Newspapers.com.
9. Meixell, Ted (October 18, 1992). "High-Scoring Win Finally for Lafayette". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Meixell, Ted (October 25, 1992). "Lafayette Flies Air Jordan Over Fordham, 44-21". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette 44, Fordham 21". Miami Herald . Miami, Fla. October 25, 1992. p. 9D.
11. Meixell, Ted (November 8, 1992). "Crusading Leopards Atop Patriot". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football Scores". The Berkshire Eagle . Pittsfield, Mass. November 8, 1992. p. C4.
12. Blockus, Gary R. (November 22, 1992). "Lafayette Tops Lehigh in Thriller; Day of Records Goes to 'Pards; Win Patriot Crown". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.