2008 Lafayette Leopards football team

2008 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	7–4 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Frank Tavani (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mickey Fein
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	John Loose (9th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Fisher Stadium (Capacity: 13,132)
Seasons ←  2007 2009  →

2008 Patriot League football standings

v t e	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 was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his ninth season as head coach, and placed fourth in the Patriot League.

The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Stadium in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	6:00 pm	at Marist *		Tenney Stadium Poughkeepsie, NY	LSN	W 28–6	853	[1]
September 13	6:00 pm	Georgetown		Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN	W 24–6	10,134	[2]
September 27	6:00 pm	Penn *		Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN	W 24–17	7,561	[3]
October 4	1:00 pm	Harvard *		Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN	L 13–27	7,789	[4]
October 11	12:30 pm	at Columbia *		Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	LSN	W 13–3	2,127
October 18	12:30 pm	at No. 14 Liberty *		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	LSN	W 35–21	15,483	[5]
October 25	1:00 pm	at Fordham	No. 24	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	LSN	W 48–13	3,706	[6]
November 1	12:30 pm	at Colgate	No. 21	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	LSN	L 13–21	6,721	[7]
November 8	12:30 pm	at Bucknell		Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	LSN	W 38–21	1,979	[8]
November 15	12:30 pm	Holy Cross		Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN	L 26–27	7,439	[9]
November 22	1:00 pm	Lehigh		Fisher Stadium Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	LSN	L 15–31	15,908	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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.