2004 Lafayette Leopards football team
The 2004 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his fifth season as head coach.
| 2004 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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Patriot League co-champion | |
I-AA Playoffs First Round, L 14–28 vs. Delaware | |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 19[1] |
| FCS Coaches | No. 19[2] |
| Record | 8–4 (5–1 Patriot) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Faragalli (5th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | John Loose (5th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Fisher Field (Capacity: 13,750) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Lehigh +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Lafayette +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 0 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lafayette played in its first post-season game ever at Delaware by virtue of winning the Patriot League co-championship. Tavani was named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award.
The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania. All games were televised by the Lafayette Sports Network (LSN).
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Marist* | LSN | W 48–7 | 4,283 | [3] | ||
| September 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Georgetown | LSN | W 17–6 | 1,842 | [4] | ||
| September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | at Princeton* | LSN | L 18–35 | 8,691 | [5] | ||
| September 25 | 1:00 p.m. | at Richmond* | LSN | W 21–16 | 5,121 | |||
| October 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Harvard* |
| LSN | L 23–38 | 5,365 | [6] | |
| October 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at Columbia* | LSN | W 35–18 | 1,318 | [7] | ||
| October 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Bucknell | LSN | W 14–13 | 3,026 | |||
| October 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Fordham | LSN | W 35–20 | 3,150 | [8] | ||
| November 6 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 24 Colgate | LSN | L 19–22 | 4,514 | |||
| November 13 | 12:30 p.m. | Holy Cross |
| LSN | W 56–20 | 4,543 | [9] | |
| November 20 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 8 Lehigh |
| LSN | W 14–7 | 14,000 | ||
| November 27 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Delaware* | No. 25 | LSN, CN8, CSTV | L 14–28 | 13,707 | [10] | |
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References
- "Final Sports Network's 2004 FCS College Football Poll". Archived from the original on September 22, 2012.
- "Three Ranked in Final 2004 I-AA Polls". Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
- Shoemaker, Tim (September 5, 2004). "Marist Drilled by Lafayette in Debut". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
- Orton, Kathy (September 12, 2004). "Hoyas Are Unable to Take Advantage". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. p. E16 – via ProQuest.
- Miller, Stephen (September 19, 2004). "Princeton Pummels Lafayette 35-18". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 19, 2004. p. C21.
- Chamberlain, Tony (October 3, 2004). "Dawson Drives Crimson". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
- Miller, Stephen (October 10, 2004). "Leopards' McCourth Runs Wild in Win". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 10, 2004. p. C14.
- Boell, John (October 24, 2004). "Maurer Makes Them Pay". Newsday. Melville, N.Y. p. B20 – via ProQuest.
- Miller, Stephen (November 14, 2004). "McCourt, Lafayette Still Alive". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 14, 2004. p. D17.
- Reid, Ron (November 28, 2004). "Delaware Ends Lafayette's Season". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.
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