2004 Lafayette Leopards football team

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2004 Lafayette Leopards football
Lafayette Leopards wordmark.png
Patriot League co-champion
Conference Patriot League
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 19 [1]
FCS CoachesNo. 19 [2]
Record8–4 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Faragalli (5th season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinatorJohn Loose (5th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Fisher Field
Seasons
←  2003
2005  →
2004 Patriot League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 15 Lehigh +^  5 –1   9 –3  
No. 19 Lafayette +^  5 –1   8 –4  
Bucknell  4 –2   7 –4  
Colgate  4 –2   7 –4  
Fordham  2 –4   5 –6  
Holy Cross  1 –5   3 –8  
Georgetown  0 –6   3 –8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College as member of the Patriot League during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Frank Tavani, the Leopards compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the Patriot League title with Lehigh. Lafayette advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Leopards lost in the first round to Delaware. The game was first postseason contest in program history. Lafayette played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Tavani was named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award. All games were televised by the Lafayette Sports Network (LSN).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 41:00 p.m. Marist *
LSNW 48–74,283 [3]
September 111:00 p.m.at Georgetown
LSNW 17–61,842 [4]
September 186:00 p.m.at Princeton *
LSNL 18–358,691 [5]
September 251:00 p.m.at Richmond *
LSNW 21–165,121
October 21:00 p.m. Harvard *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
LSNL 23–385,365 [6]
October 912:00 p.m.at Columbia *
LSNW 35–181,318 [7]
October 161:00 p.m.at Bucknell
LSNW 14–133,026
October 231:00 p.m.at Fordham
LSNW 35–203,150 [8]
November 612:30 p.m.at No. 24 Colgate
LSNL 19–224,514
November 1312:30 p.m. Holy Cross
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 56–204,543 [9]
November 2012:30 p.m.No. 8 Lehigh
LSNW 14–714,000
November 273:00 p.m.at No. 10 Delaware *No. 25
LSN, CN8, CSTVL 14–2813,707 [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Final Sports Network's 2004 FCS College Football Poll". Archived from the original on September 22, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Three Ranked in Final 2004 I-AA Polls". Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  3. ↑ Shoemaker, Tim (September 5, 2004). "Marist Drilled by Lafayette in Debut". Poughkeepsie Journal . Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Orton, Kathy (September 12, 2004). "Hoyas Are Unable to Take Advantage". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. p. E16.
  5. ↑ Miller, Stephen (September 19, 2004). "Princeton Pummels Lafayette 35-18". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 19, 2004. p. C21.
  6. ↑ Chamberlain, Tony (October 3, 2004). "Dawson Drives Crimson". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Miller, Stephen (October 10, 2004). "Leopards' McCourth Runs Wild in Win". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 10, 2004. p. C14.
  8. ↑ Boell, John (October 24, 2004). "Maurer Makes Them Pay". Newsday . Melville, N.Y. p. B20.
  9. ↑ Miller, Stephen (November 14, 2004). "McCourt, Lafayette Still Alive". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 14, 2004. p. D17.
  10. ↑ Reid, Ron (November 28, 2004). "Delaware Ends Lafayette's Season". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.
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