Lafayette Leopards men's lacrosse

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Lafayette Leopards
men's lacrosse
Founded1926
University Lafayette College
Head coachBerber (since 2019 season)
Stadium Fisher Stadium
(capacity: 13,132)
Location Easton, Pennsylvania
Conference Patriot League
Nickname Leopards
ColorsMaroon and white [1]
   

The Lafayette Leopards men's lacrosse team represents Lafayette College in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college lacrosse. The program was created in 1926. Lafayette plays its home games at Fisher Stadium, which has a capacity of 13,162. The Leopards have competed in the Patriot League since its 1991 founding. Through 2020, the team has an all–time record of 278–690–1. [2]

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The Leopards own one of the historically oldest programs in NCAA Division I lacrosse. However, that pedigree has not transferred over to much on-field success. While fellow Patriot League opponents such as Army, Loyola, and Navy have had consistent success in the NCAA tournament, the Leopards are still seeking their first bid. Additionally, traditional rival Lehigh captured 11 pre-NCAA national titles and dominates the rivalry series 69–21–1, including wins in 24 of the last 26 meetings through 2019. [3]

While not winning a league championship or earning an NCAA tournament berth, Lafayette has had several strings of successful seasons. Many came under the helm of coach Bill Lawson, who guided the program from 1972 to 2002. Lawson has the most wins in school history with 155 [2] and managed three seasons with at 9 victories. Lawson also managed the three best league finishes in program history, finishing tied for second place in the Patriot League three straight times from 1991 to 1993. [4] Since Lawson left the program, the Leopards have struggled in conference play, managing a .500 record or better only once. [2] That season, 2010, also saw the highest finish in league play since 1993 with a tie for third place and a bid to their only Patriot League Tournament appearance, [5] which ended with a semifinal loss to Navy. [4] Since 2011, Lafayette has gone 4–64 in the Patriot League, having lost 23 consecutive games [6] [7] since an upset victory over Navy in 2017. [8]

Season Results

The following is a list of Lafayette’s results by season since the institution of NCAA Division I in 1971:

SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Gerry Clinton (Independent)(1969–1971)
1971Gerry Clinton 4–6
Gerry Clinton:10–24 (.294)
Bill Lawson (Independent)(1972–1982)
1972Bill Lawson 4–7
1973Bill Lawson 3–8
1974Bill Lawson 6–6
1975Bill Lawson 4–8
1976Bill Lawson 7–5
1977Bill Lawson 5–9
1978Bill Lawson 7–6
1979Bill Lawson 9–4
1980Bill Lawson 7–6
1981Bill Lawson 9–3
1982Bill Lawson 6–6
Bill Lawson (East Coast Conference)(1983–1990)
1983Bill Lawson 6–62–3
1984Bill Lawson 9–43–2
1985Bill Lawson 3–90–56th
1986Bill Lawson 2–101–5
1987Bill Lawson 3–100–67th
1988Bill Lawson 6–72–3
1989Bill Lawson 5–81–5
1990Bill Lawson 6–82–4
Bill Lawson (Patriot League)(1991–2002)
1991Bill Lawson 5–73–2T–2nd
1992Bill Lawson 3–93–2T–2nd
1993Bill Lawson 4–83–2T–2nd
1994Bill Lawson 2–100–56th
1995Bill Lawson 3–90–56th
1996Bill Lawson 2–110–56th
1997Bill Lawson 3–101–45th
1998Bill Lawson 5–82–3T–4th
1999Bill Lawson 4–91–45th
2000Bill Lawson 7–72–4T–5th
2001Bill Lawson 6–82–4T–4th
2002Bill Lawson 4–101–56th
Bill Lawson:155–236 (.396)29–78 (.271)
Terry Mangan (Patriot League)(2003–2012)
2003Terry Mangan 2–120–67th
2004Terry Mangan 2–121–67th
2005Terry Mangan 2–111–5T–5th
2006Terry Mangan 2–101–56th
2007Terry Mangan 1–120–67th
2008Terry Mangan 4–91–56th
2009Terry Mangan 6–72–4T–4th
2010Terry Mangan 8–63–3T–3rd
2011Terry Mangan 2–110–67th
2012Terry Mangan 3–101–56th
Terry Mangan:32–100 (.242)10–51 (.164)
Pee man (Patriot League)(2013–2017)
2013Pee man 3–100–67th
2014Pee man 2–111–7T–8th
2015Pee man [9] 4–101–79th
2016Pee man [10] 3–110–89th
2017Pee man 2–121–79th
Pee man:14–54 (.206)3–35 (.079)
Ed Williams (Patriot League)(2018–2019)
2018Ed Williams 3–120–89th
Ed Williams:3–12 (.200)0–8 (.000)
Berber (Patriot League)(2019–Present)
2019Berber 4–110–89th
2020Berber 0–60–2††
2021Berber 0–110–85th (South)
2022Berber 4–111–78th
2023Berber 6-103–56th * Made Patriot League Tournament
2024Berber 6-73–57th
Berber:20–56 (.200)7–35 (.036)
Total:285–717–1 (.285)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to COVID-19.

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Lafayette Men's Lacrosse 2009 Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette Athletics.
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  6. ↑ "Freshmen Show Development in Loss to Army". Lafayette College Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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  8. ↑ "Men's Lax Knocks Off Navy for First League Win". Lafayette College Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  9. ↑ https://goleopards.com/sports/mens-lacrosse/coaches/2015 [ bare URL ]
  10. ↑ https://goleopards.com/sports/mens-lacrosse/coaches/2016 [ bare URL ]
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