2009 Lafayette Leopards football team

2009 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferencePatriot League
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 24[1]
FCS CoachesNo. 25[2]
Record8–3 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMickey Fein (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJohn Loose (10th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFisher Stadium
2009 Patriot League football standings
Conf. Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College as member of the Patriot League during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Frank Tavani, the Leopards compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Patriot League. Lafayette played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 126:00 pmat Georgetown
LSNW 28–32,875[3]
September 196:00 pmNo. 24 Liberty*
LSNL 13–198,921[4]
September 266:00 pmPenn*
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 24–21 OT10,197[5]
October 312:00 pmat Yale*
LSNW 31–143,879[6]
October 106:00 pmColumbia*
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 24–215,843[7]
October 1712:00 pmat Harvard*
LSNW 35–187,416[8]
October 241:00 pmFordham
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 26–216,288[9]
October 311:00 pmBucknell
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 35–145,549[10]
November 71:00 pmNo. 20 ColgateNo. 24
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 56–498,937[11]
November 1412:00 pmat No. 13 Holy CrossNo. 20
LSNL 26–285,291[12]
November 2112:30 pmat LehighNo. 21
LSNL 21–27 OT15,714[13]

References

  1. ^ "Final Sports Network Poll". Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  2. ^ "Final Coaches Poll". Archived from the original on October 8, 2009.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Denman, Elliott (September 27, 2009). "Field Goal in OT Sinks Quakers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Spiegel, Jay (October 4, 2009). "Run-Down Feeling: Leopards Roll over Bulldogs in Second Half". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Blouse, Michael (October 11, 2009). "Lafayette's 'Heart and Will' Prevails". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
  8. ^ Larson, Craig (October 18, 2009). "Crimson Miscues Costly: Make No Mistake, Leopards Pounce". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Blouse, Michael (October 25, 2009). "Leopards Hold Off Fordham". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
  10. ^ Blouse, Michael (November 1, 2009). "Leopards Do Curley Shuffle". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
  11. ^ Reinhard, Paul (November 8, 2009). "Lafayette Scores Big Over Colgate". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Toland, Jennifer (November 15, 2009). "Randolph, Crusaders Clinch Patriot Title". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Reinhard, Paul (November 22, 2009). "An Improbable Overtime Win". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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