1978 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1978 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1978 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Captains
  • Jim Medes
  • Brian Musician
Home stadiumFisher Field
1978 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Florida A&M ^    12 1 0
No. 1 Nevada ^    11 1 0
No. 9 Lehigh    8 3 0
Northeastern    6 5 0
Bucknell    5 5 0
Northwestern State    5 6 0
Portland State    5 6 0
Lafayette    4 7 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

In their eighth year under head coach Neil Putnam, the Leopards compiled a 4–7 record.[1] Jim Medes and Brian Musician were the team captains.[2]

This was the first year of competition for Division I-AA, later to be renamed the Football Championship Subdivision. Lafayette, along with its in-state rivals Bucknell and Lehigh, moved up to I-AA after having previously competed as independents in NCAA Division II. The Leopards' 1978 schedule included opponents from Division I-A, Division I-AA, Division II and Division III.

Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 Gettysburg
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 31–0 5,000 [3]
September 16 at Army L 14–24 [1]
September 23 Merchant Marine
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 10–13 [1]
September 30 at Columbia L 0–21 4,500 [4]
October 7 Fordham^
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 17–14 7,700 [5]
October 14 at Bucknell W 14–7 [1]
October 21 Penn
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 20–19 11,200 [6]
October 28 at Maine L 25–31 3,000 [7]
November 4 at Colgate L 7–17 4,500 [8]
November 11 at Davidson L 12–17 2,000 [9]
November 18 Lehigh
L 15–23 17,000 [10]
  • ^ Parents Days

References

  1. "Lafayette Football 1963-1986". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 104. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Team Captains 1882-2019". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 97. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. Kenworthy, Robert (September 11, 1978). "Lafayette Rolls over Bullets". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Wismer, Ted (October 1, 1978). "Columbia Blanks Lafayette 21-0 for 2nd Win". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C2 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Wismer, Ted (October 8, 1978). "Lafayette Uses Balanced Attack in 17-14 Win". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 via Newspapers.com.
  6. McKee, Don (October 22, 1978). "Lafayette Upsets Penn, 20-19, on Flea-Flicker Pass". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-F via Newspapers.com.
  7. Warner, Bill (October 30, 1978). "Records Fall as U-Maine Beats Lafayette, 31-25". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 20 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "17-7 Colgate Win on Colosimo TDs". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. November 5, 1978. p. 3B via Newspapers.com.
  9. Sink, Richard (November 12, 1978). "Davidson Holds Off Lafayette for a .500 Season". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. p. 3D via Newspapers.com.
  10. McKee, Don (November 19, 1978). "Lafayette Is Downed by Lehigh". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 8-F via Newspapers.com.
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