2008 Lafayette Leopards football team

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2008 Lafayette Leopards football
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Conference Patriot League
Record7–4 (3–3 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinatorJohn Loose (9th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Fisher Stadium
Seasons
←  2007
2009  →
2008 Patriot League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 16 Colgate $^  5 –0   9 –3  
Holy Cross  5 –1   7 –4  
Lehigh  4 –2   5 –6  
Lafayette  3 –3   7 –4  
Bucknell  2 –4   5 –6  
Fordham  1 –5   5 –6  
Georgetown  0 –5   2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College as member of the Patriot League during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Frank Tavani, the Leopards compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the Patriot League. Lafayette played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 66:00 pmat Marist *
LSNW 28–6853 [1]
September 136:00 pm Georgetown
LSNW 24–610,134 [2]
September 276:00 pm Penn *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 24–177,561 [3]
October 41:00 pm Harvard *
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNL 13–277,789 [4]
October 1112:30 pmat Columbia *
LSNW 13–32,127
October 1812:30 pmat No. 14 Liberty *
LSNW 35–2115,483 [5]
October 251:00 pmat Fordham No. 24
LSNW 48–133,706 [6]
November 112:30 pmat Colgate No. 21
LSNL 13–216,721 [7]
November 812:30 pmat Bucknell
LSNW 38–211,979 [8]
November 1512:30 pm Holy Cross
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNL 26–277,439 [9]
November 221:00 pm Lehigh
LSNL 15–3115,908 [10]

References

  1. ↑ Benischek, Mike (September 7, 2008). "Marist Suffers Soggy Defeat, 28-6". Poughkeepsie Journal . Poughkeepsie, N.Y. pp. 1F, 2F – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Fierro, Nick (September 14, 2008). "Leopards Lean on Defense". The Express-Times . Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
  3. ↑ Todres, Andrew (September 28, 2008). "Down by 24 Points, Penn Rallies, but Loses to Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Denman, Elliott (October 5, 2008). "Pizzotti, Harvard Hand Lafayette First Loss". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Reinhard, Paul (October 19, 2008). "Lafayette Sends Liberty Down in Flames, 35-21". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Reinhard, Paul (October 26, 2008). "Lafayette's Ground Attack Grinds Up Fordham, 48-13". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Reinhard, Paul (November 2, 2008). "Colgate Runs Away from Lafayette". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Reinhard, Paul (November 9, 2008). "Road-Weary Lafayette Heads Home After Win over Bucknell". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Reinhard, Paul (November 16, 2008). "Lafayette's Bid for Championship Ends on Hail Mary". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Reinhard, Paul (November 23, 2008). "Lehigh Proves Its Mettle". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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