2021 Lafayette Leopards football team

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2021 Lafayette Leopards football
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Conference Patriot League
Record3–8 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDoug McFadden (2nd season)
Home stadium Fisher Stadium
Seasons
  2020
2022  
2021 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 19 Holy Cross $^  6 0   10 3  
Colgate  5 1   5 6  
Fordham  4 2   6 5  
Lehigh  3 3   3 8  
Lafayette  2 4   3 8  
Georgetown  1 5   2 8  
Bucknell  0 6   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards, led by fifth-year head coach John Garrett, played their home games at Fisher Stadium as a member of the Patriot League.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4 2:00 p.m. at Air Force * Stadium L 14–35 30,012
September 11 6:00 p.m. at William & Mary *L 3–24 6,162
September 18 12:30 p.m. No. 23 New Hampshire * ESPN+ L 13–19 2,623
September 25 3:30 p.m. Penn *
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
W 24–14 3,730
October 2 3:30 p.m. Fordham
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
L 41–42 2,950
October 9 12:30 p.m. Bucknell
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
W 27–0 2,705
October 16 1:00 p.m. at Harvard * ESPN+ L 3–30 5,641
October 30 12:30 p.m. at Georgetown ESPN+ W 24–23 1,091
November 6 12:00 p.m. at Holy Cross ESPN+ L 10–35 6,514
November 13 12:30 p.m. at Colgate
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
ESPN+ L 13–20 2,296
November 20 12:30 p.m. at Lehigh ESPN+ L 10–17 12,962

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References

  1. "2021 Lafayette Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.