2006 Lafayette Leopards football team

2006 Lafayette Leopards football
Patriot League co-champion
NCAA Division I First Round, L 14–35 at UMass
Conference	Patriot League
Record	6–6 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Frank Tavani (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Faragalli (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	John Loose (7th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Fisher Stadium
Seasons ←  2005 2007  →

2006 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Lafayette +^		5	–	1					6	–	6
Lehigh +		5	–	1					6	–	5
Holy Cross		4	–	2					7	–	4
Bucknell		3	–	3					6	–	5
Colgate		3	–	3					4	–	7
Fordham		1	–	5					3	–	8
Georgetown		0	–	6					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College as member of the Patriot League during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Frank Tavani, the Leopards compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the Patriot League title with Lehigh. Lafayette advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Leopards lost in the first round to UMass. Lafayette played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Before the first home game of 2006, Lafayette renovated the football team's longtime home stadium, Fisher Field. All games were broadcast on the Lafayette Sports Network (LSN).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	2:00 p.m.	at Sacred Heart *		Campus Field Fairfield, CT	LSN	W 21–14	1,411	[1]
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at Bucknell	No. 25	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	LSN	W 31–0	6,273	[2]
September 16	1:00 p.m.	Penn *	No. 22	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN	L 11–21	9,251	[3]
September 23	6:00 p.m.	at Princeton *		Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	LSN	L 14–26	8,291
September 30	1:00 p.m.	Yale *		Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN	L 34–37	4,389	[4]
October 14	12:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Harvard *		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	LSN	L 7–24	10,807	[5]
October 21	1:00 p.m.	Holy Cross		Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN	L 28–38	7,893	[6]
October 28	1:00 p.m.	at Colgate		Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	LSN	W 27–10	2,010	[7]
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Fordham		Coffey Field Bronx, NY	LSN	W 31–24	3,231	[8]
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Georgetown		Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN	W 27–26	4,942	[9]
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Lehigh		Fisher Stadium Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	LSN	W 49–27	15,207	[10]
November 25	12:00 p.m.	at No. 3 UMass *		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (NCAA Division I First Round)	LSN	L 14–35	5,388	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. Bostrom, Don (September 3, 2006). "Lafayette Rallies Past Sacred Heart 25-14". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football Scoreboard: State". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. September 3, 2006. p. E10.
2. Housenick, Tom (September 10, 2006). "Bison Dismal in Loss". The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Parrillo, Ray (September 17, 2006). "Sophomore QB Leads Quakers Over Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Hine, Tommy (October 1, 2006). "Difference-Makers: Polhemus, McLeod Have Big Days". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E7, E15 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Larson, Craig (October 15, 2006). "Harvard Tackles Assignment". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D15 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Courogen, Chris (October 22, 2006). "A Point Is Made by HC". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Muder, Craig (October 29, 2006). "Colgate's Struggles Continue with Loss". Observer-Dispatch . Utica, N.Y. p. 3D – via NewsBank.
8. Bostrom, Don (November 5, 2006). "Lafayette Holds Off Fordham, 31-24". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette 31, Fordham 24". The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. November 5, 2006. p. 15C.
9. Blake, Corky (November 12, 2006). "Leopards Thinking Title After Latest Win". The Express-Times . Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
10. Groller, Keith (November 19, 2006). "Lafayette Turns Up the Hurt: Leopards Earn Trip to Playoffs with Rout of Lehigh". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Dobrow, Marty (November 25, 2006). "UMass Is Spot-On Against Leopards". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D15 – via Newspapers.com.