1992 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1992 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Leopards won the Patriot League championship.

1992 Lafayette Leopards football
Patriot League champion
ConferencePatriot League
Record8–3 (5–0 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Tom Kirchoff
  • Kevin McManus
Home stadiumFisher Field
1992 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lafayette $ 5 –0 –08 –3 –0
Holy Cross 4 –1 –06 –5 –0
Colgate 2 –3 –04 –7 –0
Lehigh 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Bucknell 1 –4 –04 –7 –0
Fordham 1 –4 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In their 12th year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled an 8–3 record.[1] Tom Kirchoff and Kevin McManus were the team captains.[2]

The Leopards outscored opponents 382 to 282. Their undefeated (5–0) conference record placed first in the six-team Patriot League standings.[3]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12 Hofstra*
W 21–14 4,521 [4]
September 19 Buffalo*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 49–28 6,823 [5]
September 26 at Princeton*
L 35–38 6,820 [6]
October 3 at Cornell*
L 33–44 8,500 [7]
October 10 at Army*
L 36–38 39,642 [8]
October 17 Harvarddagger*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 31–29 7,859 [9]
October 24 at Fordham
W 44–21 4,101 [10]
October 31 at Colgate
W 37–28 [1]
November 7 Holy Cross
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 15–6 5,333 [11]
November 14 at Bucknell
W 49–7 [1]
November 21 Lehigh
W 32–29 13,725 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References
  1. "Lafayette Football 1963-1992". 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. "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. Meixell, Ted (September 13, 1992). "Lafayette Gains Revenge 21-14". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance in "Lafayette 21, Hofstra 14". Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. September 13, 1992. p. 10D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Final 1992 Division III Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  6. Bruns, John (September 27, 1992). "Elias Sets Mark to Boost Tigers Past Lafayette". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. White, Jim (October 5, 1992). "Big Red Scores Early and Then Hangs On". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Dorson, Jill R. (October 11, 1992). "Malcom's Kick of Atonement Caps Cadets' Victorious Rally". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. pp. 3G, 2G – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Meixell, Ted (October 18, 1992). "High-Scoring Win Finally for Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Meixell, Ted (October 25, 1992). "Lafayette Flies Air Jordan Over Fordham, 44-21". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette 44, Fordham 21". Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. October 25, 1992. p. 9D.
  11. Meixell, Ted (November 8, 1992). "Crusading Leopards Atop Patriot". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football Scores". The Berkshire Eagle. Pittsfield, Mass. November 8, 1992. p. C4.
  12. Blockus, Gary R. (November 22, 1992). "Lafayette Tops Lehigh in Thriller; Day of Records Goes to 'Pards; Win Patriot Crown". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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