2009 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 2009 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Lafayette tied for second place in the Patriot League.

2009 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferencePatriot League
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 24[1]
FCS CoachesNo. 25[2]
Record8–3 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMickey Fein
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJohn Loose (10th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFisher Stadium
(Capacity: 13,132)
2009 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Holy Cross $^  5 –1   9 –3  
No. 21 Colgate  4 –2   9 –2  
No. 24 Lafayette  4 –2   8 –3  
Lehigh  4 –2   4 –7  
Fordham  2 –4   5 –6  
Bucknell  2 –4   4 –7  
Georgetown  0 –6   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his 10th season as head coach. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Stadium in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 126:00 pmat Georgetown
LSNW 28–32,875[3]
September 196:00 pmNo. 24 Liberty*
LSNL 13–198,921[4]
September 266:00 pmPenn*
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 24–21 OT10,197[5]
October 312:00 pmat Yale*
LSNW 31–143,879[6]
October 106:00 pmColumbia*
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 24–215,843[7]
October 1712:00 pmat Harvard*
LSNW 35–187,416[8]
October 241:00 pmFordhamdagger
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 26–216,288[9]
October 311:00 pmBucknell
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 35–145,549[10]
November 71:00 pmNo. 20 ColgateNo. 24
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 56–498,937[11]
November 1412:00 pmat No. 13 Holy CrossNo. 20
LSNL 26–285,291[12]
November 2112:30 pmat LehighNo. 21
LSNL 21–27 OT15,714[13]

References
  1. "Final Sports Network Poll". Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  2. "Final Coaches Poll". Archived from the original on October 8, 2009.
  3. Orton, Kathy (September 13, 2009). "In Their First Night Game at Home, It's Lights Out for Hoyas". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. p. D14 – via ProQuest.
  4. Reinhard, Paul (September 20, 2009). "Leopards Can't Come Back from Disastrous First Half". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Denman, Elliott (September 27, 2009). "Field Goal in OT Sinks Quakers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Spiegel, Jay (October 4, 2009). "Run-Down Feeling: Leopards Roll over Bulldogs in Second Half". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Blouse, Michael (October 11, 2009). "Lafayette's 'Heart and Will' Prevails". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
  8. Larson, Craig (October 18, 2009). "Crimson Miscues Costly: Make No Mistake, Leopards Pounce". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Blouse, Michael (October 25, 2009). "Leopards Hold Off Fordham". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
  10. Blouse, Michael (November 1, 2009). "Leopards Do Curley Shuffle". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
  11. Reinhard, Paul (November 8, 2009). "Lafayette Scores Big Over Colgate". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Toland, Jennifer (November 15, 2009). "Randolph, Crusaders Clinch Patriot Title". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Reinhard, Paul (November 22, 2009). "An Improbable Overtime Win". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.


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