1999 Lafayette Leopards football team

1999 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Patriot League
1999 record	4–7 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach	Bill Russo (19th season)
Captains	John Fistner Jim Goff Chad Williamson
Home stadium	Fisher Field
Seasons ←  1998 2000 →

1999 Patriot League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Lehigh +^		5	–	1					10	–	2
No. 18 Colgate +^		5	–	1					10	–	2
Towson		4	–	2					7	–	4
Bucknell		3	–	3					7	–	4
Lafayette		2	–	4					4	–	7
Holy Cross		2	–	4					3	–	8
Fordham		0	–	6					0	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lafayette tied for second-to-last in the Patriot League.

In their 19th and final year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 4–7 record. ^[1] John Fistner, Jim Goff and Chad Williamson were the team captains. ^[2]

The Leopards were outscored 271 to 207. Lafayette's 2–4 conference tied for fifth place in the seven-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 11	at Towson	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	L 7–35	2,481	[4]
September 18	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 12–30	4,170	[5]
September 25	at Brown *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 28–35	5,448	[6]
October 2	Dartmouth *	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 20–10	7,821	[7]
October 9	Colgate	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 14–56	2,931	[8]
October 16	at Princeton *	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 10–22	14,805	[9]
October 23	Bucknell	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 22–21	5,123	[10]
October 30	Marist *	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 38–13	2,325	[11]
November 6	Fordham	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 27–7	2,893	[12]
November 13	Duquesne *	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 17–28	2,207	[13]
November 20	at No. 14 Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	L 12–14	16,000	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Lafayette Football 1987-2006". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 105. 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. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
4. Meixell, Ted (September 12, 1999). "Lafayette Picked Apart by Towson". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Toland, Jennifer (September 19, 1999). "Crusaders Intercept Patriot League Win; Aloisi Helps Holy Cross Past Lafayette". Telegram & Gazette . Worcester, Mass. p. D9.
6. "Lafayette Improves, but Not Enough to Beat Brown". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. September 26, 1999. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 26, 1999. p. D19.
7. Meixell, Ted (October 3, 1999). "Lafayette's 1st Win Gives Russo No. 100". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Meixell, Ted (October 10, 1999). "Colgate Pastes Lafayette". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Struggling Players Help Lift Princeton". Home News Tribune . New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. October 17, 1999. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Meixell, Ted (October 24, 1999). "Lafayette Rallies to Clip Bucknell". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Meixell, Ted (October 31, 1999). "Armstrong Tuma Lift Lafayette Past Marist". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Bostrom, Don (November 7, 1999). "Special Teams Spark Lafayette to 27-7 Win Over Fordham". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Others". Tampa Bay Times . St. Petersburg, Fla. November 7, 1999. p. 16C.
13. Meixell, Ted (November 14, 1999). "Lafayette Loses Script and Game to Duquesne, 28-17". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
14. Blockus, Gary R. (November 21, 1999). "Lehigh Edges Lafayette 14-12". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Others". Tampa Bay Times . St. Petersburg, Fla. November 21, 1999. p. 18C.