1979 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1979 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1979 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–2
Head coach
Captains
  • Tim Gerhart
  • Rich Smith
Home stadiumFisher Field
1979 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Lehigh ^   –  10 –3 –0
Florida A&M   –  7 –4 –0
Portland State   –  6 –5 –0
Lafayette   –  5 –3 –2
Bucknell   –  4 –4 –2
Northwestern State   –  3 –6 –0
Northeastern   –  3 –7 –0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

In their ninth year under head coach Neil Putnam, the Leopards compiled a 5–3–2 record.[1] Tim Gerhart and Rich Smith were the team captains.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 at Gettysburg
W 41–6 1,120 [3]
September 15 at Merchant Marine
W 33–6 [1]
September 22 at Davidson No. 7
L 13–16 3,200 [4]
September 29 Columbia No. T–10
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 14–7 8,500 [5]
October 13 No. 6 Bucknelldagger No. T–8
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
T 0–0 10,700 [6]
October 19 at Penn No. T–8
W 9–7 9,074 [7]
October 27 Maine No. 7
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 21–34 6,000 [8]
November 3 Colgate
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
T 7–7 6,000 [9]
November 10 Wagner
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 21–3 [1]
November 17 at Lehigh
L 3–24 19,000 [10]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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. Wismer, Ted (September 9, 1979). "Lafayette's Balanced Attack Trounces Gettysburg 41-6". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Bowen, Les (September 23, 1979). "Piercy Catch Is Big Play for Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Wismer, Ted (September 30, 1979). "Lehigh and Lafayette Turn Back Ivy League Foes; Columbia Falls 14-7 to Leopards". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Freedman, Lewis (October 14, 1979). "Bucknell, Lafayette: Zero". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9D – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Shister, Gail (October 20, 1979). "Penn Drops a 9-7 Heartbreaker". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bouier, Maine Rip Lafayette". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 28, 1979. p. 85 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Sub Ties Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. November 4, 1979. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Larimer, Terry (November 18, 1979). "Lehigh Rolls, 24-3; Awaits Playoff Bid". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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