2021 Lafayette Leopards football team

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2021 Lafayette Leopards football
Lafayette Leopards wordmark.png
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.

Contents

After the season concluded with the loss to Lehigh at 10-17, Garrett was fired from his position as the head coach.

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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Game summaries

at Air Force

Lafayette at Air Force
1234Total
Leopards077014
•Falcons14140735
  • Date: September 4, 2021
  • Location: Falcon Stadium
    Colorado Springs, CO
  • Game start: 12:06 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes
  • Game attendance: 30,012
  • Game weather: Temperature: N/A • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/A
  • Referee: Christian Walker
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Hassel (play–by–play) and Sherdrick Bonner (analyst)
   
Scoring summary
108:01AFMicah Davis 10–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick)
(10 plays, 59 yards, 4:53)		AF 7–0
00:25AFHaaziq Daniels 7–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick)
(10 plays, 65 yards, 4:49)		AF 14–0
209:05LAFJulius Young 23–yard pass from Rent Montie (Micah Pettit kick)
(13 plays, 83 yards, 6:16)		AF 14–7
03:09AFMicah Davis 16–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick failed)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:56)		AF 20–7
00:18AFHaaziq Daniels 2–yard run (DeAndre Hughes rush)
(7 plays, 40 yards, 1:20)		AF 28–7
307:50LAFSelwyn Simpson 3–yard run (Micah Pettit kick)
(10 plays, 68 yards, 5:11)		AF 28–14
406:10AFHaaziq Daniels 19–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick)
(8 plays, 68 yards, 4:02)		AF 35–14
Pregame lineOver/under
AF –40.549.5 [2]
StatisticsLafayetteAir Force
First downs1224
Total yards287420
Rushing yards43370
Passing yards24450
Turnovers20
Time of possession25:3934:21
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
LafayettePassingAaron Angelos10/16, 158 yards
RushingJaden Sutton7 carries, 38 yards
ReceivingJulius Young8 receptions, 147 yards, 1 TD
Air ForcePassingHaaziq Daniels3/5, 50 yards
Rushing Brad Roberts 25 carries, 111 yards
Receiving Micah Davis 2 receptions, 27 yards

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References

  1. ↑ "2021 Lafayette Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Lafayette Leopards vs Air Force Falcons". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 5, 2021.


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