1989 Lafayette Leopards football team
American college football season
1989 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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Conference | Colonial League |
Record | 5–5 (2–2 Colonial) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Mike Donnelly (2nd season) |
Captains |
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Home stadium | Fisher Field |
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No. T–4 Holy Cross $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1989 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lafayette tied for second in the Colonial League.
In their ninth year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 4–7 record.[1] Frank Baur and Dwayne Norris were the team captains.[2]
The Leopards outscored opponents 319 to 249. Lafayette's 2–2 conference record tied for second in the five-team Colonial League standings.[3]
Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 9 | Kutztown* |
| W 44–14 | 4,200 | [4] | ||
September 16 | No. 8 Holy Cross |
| L 21–23 | 10,700 | [5] | ||
September 23 | at Penn* | L 12–25 | 11,513 | [6] | |||
September 30 | Columbia* |
| W 52–14 | 4,350 | [7] | ||
October 7 | at Cornell* | L 23–24 | 8,000 | [8] | |||
October 14 | Fordham* |
| W 40–7 | 4,595 | [9] | ||
October 21 | at Army* | L 20–34 | 40,478 | [10] | |||
October 28 | Colgate |
| W 38–33 | 9,815 | [11] | ||
November 4 | at Bucknell | L 33–54 | 3,418 | [12] | |||
November 18 | at Lehigh |
| W 36–21 | 18,623 | [13] | ||
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References
- ^ "Lafayette Football 1963-1986". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 105. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Team Captains 1882-2019". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 97. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ "Lafayette 44, Kutztown 14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 10, 1989. p. 75 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Thomas, David K. (September 17, 1989). "Holy Cross Rallies, 23-21". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Juliano, Joe (September 24, 1989). "Keys Leads Penn Past Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette 52, Columbia 14". The Record. Hackensack, N.J. November 4, 1989. p. S11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fox, Mike (October 9, 1989). "Cornell Hangs On, Dodges Lafayette Bullet". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (October 15, 1989). "Lafayette Evens Mark at 3-3 with 40-7 Sacking of Fordham". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Thomaselli, Rich (October 22, 1989). "Cadets Steam Past Lafayette". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette Slips Past Colgate, 38-33". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 29, 1989. pp. 5E, 4E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Baker, Wayne (November 5, 1989). "Erb's 2 Scores Help Bucknell Rout Lafayette". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fox, John Jay (September 28, 1989). "Lafayette's Balance Stops Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.