2010 Lafayette Leopards football team

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2010 Lafayette Leopards football
Lafayette Leopards wordmark.png
Conference Patriot League
Record2–9 (1–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMickey Fein
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJohn Loose (11th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Fisher Stadium
(Capacity: 13,132)
Seasons
  2009
2011  
2010 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Lehigh $^  5 0   10 3  
Colgate  3 2   7 4  
Holy Cross  3 2   6 5  
Georgetown  2 3   4 7  
Lafayette  1 4   2 9  
Bucknell  1 4   1 10  
Fordham  0 0   5 6  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2010 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his 11th season as head coach. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Stadium in Easton, Pennsylvania.

After being ranked in the Sports Network and Coaches Top 25 poll in each of the past six season, the Leopards finished an uncharacteristic 2–9 overall and 1–5 in the Patriot League. The Leopards lost to Georgetown in their opening game for the first time since 2003 and lost their third consecutive game against arch-rival Lehigh University in the 146th meeting of The Rivalry.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 116:00 pm Georgetown LSNL 24–287,635 [1] [2]
September 186:00 pmat Penn *LSNL 14–1911,299 [3]
September 256:00 pmat Princeton *LSNL 33–36 OT9,327 [4]
October 212:00 pm Harvard *
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNL 10–356,665 [5]
October 912:00 pmat Columbia *LSNL 28–422,998 [6]
October 161:00 pm Stony Brook *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 28–216,036 [7]
October 231:00 pmat Fordham LSNL 10–144,787 [8]
October 301:00 pmat Bucknell LSNW 33–223,275 [9]
November 61:00 pmat Colgate LSNL 14–244,873 [10]
November 1312:00 pm Holy Cross
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNL 27–374,846 [11]
November 2012:00 pmNo. 22 Lehigh
LSNL 13–2013,982 [12]

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References

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  11. Reinhard, Paul (November 14, 2010). "'Snake-Bitten' Leopards Lose to Holy Cross". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. Sports 4 via Newspapers.com.
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