2019 Lafayette Leopards football team

2019 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	4–8 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach	John Garrett (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Manny Rojas (1st season)
Home stadium	Fisher Field
Uniform
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2019 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Holy Cross $^		5	–	1					7	–	5
Lafayette		4	–	2					4	–	8
Bucknell		3	–	3					3	–	8
Lehigh		3	–	3					4	–	7
Colgate		3	–	3					4	–	8
Fordham		2	–	4					4	–	8
Georgetown		1	–	5					5	–	6
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant

The 2019 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards were led by third-year head coach John Garrett and played their home games at Fisher Field. They were a member of the Patriot League.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The Patriot League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019 (voting was by conference head coaches and sports information directors). The Leopards were picked to finish in sixth place. ^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Colgate	72 (12)
2	Holy Cross	58 (2)
3	Georgetown	51
4	Fordham	39
5	Lehigh	38
6	Lafayette	21
7	Bucknell	15

Preseason All-Patriot League team

The Leopards had four players selected to the preseason All-Patriot League team. ^[1]

Offense Nick Pearson – WR Jake Marotti – OL

Defense Malik Hamm – DL Yasir Thomas – DB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at William & Mary *	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	L 17–30	10,167
September 7	1:00 p.m.	at Monmouth *	Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN+	L 21–24	2,955
September 14	12:30 p.m.	Sacred Heart *	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	Stadium	L 40–56	5,119
September 21	7:00 p.m.	at Albany *	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	L 7–36	3,241
September 28	3:30 p.m.	Penn *	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA (rivalry)	Stadium	L 24–28	4,911
October 11	7:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Princeton *	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	ESPNU	L 3–28	4,521
October 19	12:00 p.m.	at Georgetown	Cooper Field Washington, DC	Stadium	L 10–14	1,984
October 26	3:30 p.m.	Bucknell	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA (rivalry)	Stadium	W 21–17	5,325
November 2	12:30 p.m.	Fordham	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	Stadium	W 38–34	3,505
November 9	12:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Stadium	W 23–20	5,236
November 16	12:30 p.m.	Colgate	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	Stadium	L 0–16
November 23	12:30 p.m.	at Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	Stadium WFMZ	W 17–16	13,292
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	7	3	0	7	17
Tribe	6	0	24	0	30

See also: 2019 William & Mary Tribe football team

At Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	0	7	7	7	21
Hawks	7	14	0	3	24

See also: 2019 Monmouth Hawks football team

Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	14	7	21	14	56
Leopards	3	21	3	13	40

See also: 2019 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

At Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	0	0	0	7	7
Great Danes	12	10	0	14	36

See also: 2019 Albany Great Danes football team

Penn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Quakers	0	14	0	14	28
Leopards	3	7	0	14	24

See also: 2019 Penn Quakers football team

At Princeton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	0	3	0	0	3
No. 21 Tigers	7	7	14	0	28

See also: 2019 Princeton Tigers football team

At Georgetown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	7	3	0	0	10
Hoyas	7	7	0	0	14

See also: 2019 Georgetown Hoyas football team

Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	7	7	3	0	17
Leopards	7	0	0	14	21

See also: 2019 Bucknell Bison football team

Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	7	10	17	34
Leopards	17	7	7	7	38

See also: 2019 Fordham Rams football team

At Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	14	3	6	0	23
Crusaders	3	7	3	7	20

See also: 2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	6	0	7	3	16
Leopards	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2019 Colgate Raiders football team

At Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	7	0	7	3	17
Mountain Hawks	0	7	3	6	16

See also: 2019 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team and The Rivalry (Lafayette–Lehigh)

References

1. "Patriot League Football Preseason Honors Announced". PatriotLeague.org. July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
2. "Lafayette Football 2019 Schedule". Lafayette Athletics. Retrieved July 4, 2019.