2009 Lafayette Leopards football team
American college football season
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Conference | Patriot League |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 24[1] |
FCS Coaches | No. 25[2] |
Record | 8–3 (4–2 Patriot) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mickey Fein |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | John Loose (10th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Fisher Stadium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Holy Cross $^ | 5 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Colgate | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Lafayette | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2009 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Lafayette tied for second place in the Patriot League.
The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his 10th season as head coach. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Stadium in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | 6:00 pm | at Georgetown | LSN | W 28–3 | 2,875 | [3] | ||
September 19 | 6:00 pm | No. 24 Liberty* | LSN | L 13–19 | 8,921 | [4] | ||
September 26 | 6:00 pm | Penn* |
| LSN | W 24–21 OT | 10,197 | [5] | |
October 3 | 12:00 pm | at Yale* | LSN | W 31–14 | 3,879 | [6] | ||
October 10 | 6:00 pm | Columbia* |
| LSN | W 24–21 | 5,843 | [7] | |
October 17 | 12:00 pm | at Harvard* | LSN | W 35–18 | 7,416 | [8] | ||
October 24 | 1:00 pm | Fordham![]() |
| LSN | W 26–21 | 6,288 | [9] | |
October 31 | 1:00 pm | Bucknell |
| LSN | W 35–14 | 5,549 | [10] | |
November 7 | 1:00 pm | No. 20 Colgate | No. 24 |
| LSN | W 56–49 | 8,937 | [11] |
November 14 | 12:00 pm | at No. 13 Holy Cross | No. 20 | LSN | L 26–28 | 5,291 | [12] | |
November 21 | 12:30 pm | at Lehigh | No. 21 |
| LSN | L 21–27 OT | 15,714 | [13] |
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References
- ^ "Final Sports Network Poll". Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ "Final Coaches Poll". Archived from the original on October 8, 2009.
- ^ Orton, Kathy (September 13, 2009). "In Their First Night Game at Home, It's Lights Out for Hoyas". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. p. D14 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Reinhard, Paul (September 20, 2009). "Leopards Can't Come Back from Disastrous First Half". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Denman, Elliott (September 27, 2009). "Field Goal in OT Sinks Quakers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Spiegel, Jay (October 4, 2009). "Run-Down Feeling: Leopards Roll over Bulldogs in Second Half". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Blouse, Michael (October 11, 2009). "Lafayette's 'Heart and Will' Prevails". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
- ^ Larson, Craig (October 18, 2009). "Crimson Miscues Costly: Make No Mistake, Leopards Pounce". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Blouse, Michael (October 25, 2009). "Leopards Hold Off Fordham". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
- ^ Blouse, Michael (November 1, 2009). "Leopards Do Curley Shuffle". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
- ^ Reinhard, Paul (November 8, 2009). "Lafayette Scores Big Over Colgate". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Toland, Jennifer (November 15, 2009). "Randolph, Crusaders Clinch Patriot Title". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhard, Paul (November 22, 2009). "An Improbable Overtime Win". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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