2009 Lafayette Leopards football team

2009 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Patriot League
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 24 [1]
FCS Coaches	No. 25 [2]
Record	8–3 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Frank Tavani (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mickey Fein
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	John Loose (10th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Fisher Stadium
Seasons ←  2008 2010  →

2009 Patriot League football standings

v t e	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 was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Lafayette tied for second place in the Patriot League.

The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his 10th season as head coach. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Stadium in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	6:00 pm	at Georgetown		Multi-Sport Field Washington, DC	LSN	W 28–3	2,875	[3]
September 19	6:00 pm	No. 24 Liberty *		Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN	L 13–19	8,921	[4]
September 26	6:00 pm	Penn *		Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN	W 24–21 OT	10,197	[5]
October 3	12:00 pm	at Yale *		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	LSN	W 31–14	3,879	[6]
October 10	6:00 pm	Columbia *		Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN	W 24–21	5,843	[7]
October 17	12:00 pm	at Harvard *		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	LSN	W 35–18	7,416	[8]
October 24	1:00 pm	Fordham		Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN	W 26–21	6,288	[9]
October 31	1:00 pm	Bucknell		Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN	W 35–14	5,549	[10]
November 7	1:00 pm	No. 20 Colgate	No. 24	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN	W 56–49	8,937	[11]
November 14	12:00 pm	at No. 13 Holy Cross	No. 20	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	LSN	L 26–28	5,291	[12]
November 21	12:30 pm	at Lehigh	No. 21	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	LSN	L 21–27 OT	15,714	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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 – via ProQuest.
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.