2003 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 2003 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his fourth season as head coach.[1] The Leopards finished sixth out of eight in the Patriot League.

2003 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferencePatriot League
Record5–6 (2–5 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Faragalli (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJohn Loose (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFisher Field
(Capacity: 13,750)
2003 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Colgate $^  7 –0   15 –1  
No. 23 Lehigh  6 –1   8 –3  
Fordham  4 –3   9 –3  
Bucknell  4 –3   6 –6  
Towson  3 –4   6 –6  
Lafayette  2 –5   5 –6  
Georgetown  1 –6   4 –8  
Holy Cross  1 –6   1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania. All games were televised on Leopard Sports Network (LSN).

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 61:00 p.m.Marist*
LSNW 49–04,928[2]
September 131:00 p.m.at Towson
LSNL 13–191,600[3]
September 271:00 p.m.Princeton*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 28–137,107[4]
October 41:00 p.m.Georgetown
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
LSNL 10–172,238[5]
October 111:00 p.m.Columbia*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 41–278,358[6]
October 181:00 p.m.at No. 22 Harvard*
LSNL 27–348,326[7]
October 251:00 p.m.No. 24 Fordhamdagger
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
LSNL 30–328,253
November 112:30 p.m.No. 12 Colgate
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
LSNL 31–474,367
November 812:30 p.m.Bucknell
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 35–173,658
November 1512:30 p.m.at Holy Cross
LSNW 41–132,821[8]
November 2212:30 p.m.at Lehigh
LSNL 10–3016,000[9]

[1]

References
  1. "Lafayette Football 1963-2000". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 104. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. Pinto, Adam (September 7, 2003). "Tough Beginning: Marist Loses 49-0". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 1D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Smolka, Bo (September 14, 2003). "Towson's Defense Leads Way in 19-13 Win Over Lafayette". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Meixell, Ted (September 28, 2003). "Lafayette Coasts Past Princeton". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 28, 2003. p. C15.
  5. Meixell, Ted (October 5, 2003). "Lafayette Stung by Loss to Hoyas". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Scores and Summaries". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. October 5, 2003. p. E10.
  6. Meixell, Ted (October 12, 2003). "Lafayette Wins in a Record-Setter". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 12, 2003. p. C15.
  7. Indrisano, Ron (October 19, 2003). "Crimson Are Perfectly Fine". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C22 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Forsberg, Chris (November 16, 2003). "'Saders Stuck in Slack Season". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D7 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 16, 2003. p. C17.
  9. Meixell, Ted (November 23, 2003). "Lehigh and Pugh Put the 'Pards Away". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.


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