| 2018 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 3–8 (2–4 Patriot) |
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| Offensive coordinator | John Van Dam (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Luke Thompson (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Fisher Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Colgate $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College as member of the Patriot League during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach John Garrett, the Leopards compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the Patriot League. Lafayette played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Sacred Heart * | NECFR | L 6–35 | 4,157 | |
| September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | at Delaware * | MASN | L 0–37 | 12,781 | |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Monmouth * | Stadium, WBPH | L 20–24 | 4,325 | |
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Colgate | Stadium | L 0–45 | 7,753 | |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut * |
| Stadium, WBPH | W 31–24 | 5,295 |
| October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgetown |
| Stadium, WBPH | L 6–13 | 4,657 |
| October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Bucknell | Stadium, WBPH | W 29–27 | 3,097 | |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at Fordham | Stadium | W 21–13 | 3,616 | |
| November 3 | 12:30 p.m. | Holy Cross |
| Stadium, WBPH | L 14–40 | 3,914 |
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at Army * | CBSSN | L 13–31 | 31,286 | |
| November 17 | 12:30 p.m. | Lehigh |
| MASN, Stadium, WBPH | L 3–34 | 11,028 |
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The Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll on July 26, 2018, with the Leopards predicted to finish in a tie for fifth place. [2]
The Leopards placed four players on the preseason all-Patriot League team.
Offense Will Eisler – FB | Defense Anthony Giudice – DL Jerry Powe – LB | Special teams CJ Amill – RS |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Pioneers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 37 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hawks | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
| Leopards | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raiders | 15 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 45 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Devils | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Leopards | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hoyas | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Leopards | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 7 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 29 |
| Bisons | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Rams | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Crusaders | 0 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 40 |
| Leopards | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Black Knights | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mountain Hawks | 17 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Leopards | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |