2009 Lafayette Leopards football team

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2009 Lafayette Leopards football
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Conference Patriot League
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 24 [1]
FCS CoachesNo. 25 [2]
Record8–3 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mickey Fein (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinatorJohn Loose (10th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Fisher Stadium
Seasons
←  2008
2010  →
2009 Patriot League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Holy Cross $^  5 –1   9 –3  
No. 21 Colgate  4 –2   9 –2  
No. 24 Lafayette  4 –2   8 –3  
Lehigh  4 –2   4 –7  
Fordham  2 –4   5 –6  
Bucknell  2 –4   4 –7  
Georgetown  0 –6   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College as member of the Patriot League during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Frank Tavani, the Leopards compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Patriot League. Lafayette played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 126:00 pmat Georgetown
LSNW 28–32,875 [3]
September 196:00 pmNo. 24 Liberty *
LSNL 13–198,921 [4]
September 266:00 pm Penn *
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 24–21 OT10,197 [5]
October 312:00 pmat Yale *
LSNW 31–143,879 [6]
October 106:00 pm Columbia *
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 24–215,843 [7]
October 1712:00 pmat Harvard *
LSNW 35–187,416 [8]
October 241:00 pm Fordham Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 26–216,288 [9]
October 311:00 pm Bucknell
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 35–145,549 [10]
November 71:00 pmNo. 20 Colgate No. 24
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 56–498,937 [11]
November 1412:00 pmat No. 13 Holy Cross No. 20
LSNL 26–285,291 [12]
November 2112:30 pmat Lehigh No. 21
LSNL 21–27 OT15,714 [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Final Sports Network Poll". Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Final Coaches Poll". Archived from the original on October 8, 2009.
  3. ↑ Orton, Kathy (September 13, 2009). "In Their First Night Game at Home, It's Lights Out for Hoyas". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. p. D14.
  4. ↑ Reinhard, Paul (September 20, 2009). "Leopards Can't Come Back from Disastrous First Half". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Denman, Elliott (September 27, 2009). "Field Goal in OT Sinks Quakers". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. E2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Spiegel, Jay (October 4, 2009). "Run-Down Feeling: Leopards Roll over Bulldogs in Second Half". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Blouse, Michael (October 11, 2009). "Lafayette's 'Heart and Will' Prevails". The Express-Times . Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
  8. ↑ Larson, Craig (October 18, 2009). "Crimson Miscues Costly: Make No Mistake, Leopards Pounce". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Blouse, Michael (October 25, 2009). "Leopards Hold Off Fordham". The Express-Times . Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
  10. ↑ Blouse, Michael (November 1, 2009). "Leopards Do Curley Shuffle". The Express-Times . Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
  11. ↑ Reinhard, Paul (November 8, 2009). "Lafayette Scores Big Over Colgate". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Toland, Jennifer (November 15, 2009). "Randolph, Crusaders Clinch Patriot Title". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Reinhard, Paul (November 22, 2009). "An Improbable Overtime Win". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.


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