2006 Lafayette Leopards football team
| 2006 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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Patriot League co-champion | |
NCAA Division I First Round, L 14–35 at UMass | |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 6–6 (5–1 Patriot) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Faragalli (7th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | John Loose (7th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Fisher Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh + | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 0 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2006 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College as member of the Patriot League during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Frank Tavani, the Leopards compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the Patriot League title with Lehigh. Lafayette advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Leopards lost in the first round to UMass. Lafayette played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Before the first home game of 2006, Lafayette renovated the football team's longtime home stadium, Fisher Field. All games were broadcast on the Lafayette Sports Network (LSN).
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at Sacred Heart* | LSN | W 21–14 | 1,411 | [1] | ||
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Bucknell | No. 25 | LSN | W 31–0 | 6,273 | [2] | |
| September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Penn* | No. 22 | LSN | L 11–21 | 9,251 | [3] | |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Princeton* | LSN | L 14–26 | 8,291 | |||
| September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Yale* |
| LSN | L 34–37 | 4,389 | [4] | |
| October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Harvard* | LSN | L 7–24 | 10,807 | [5] | ||
| October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Holy Cross |
| LSN | L 28–38 | 7,893 | [6] | |
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Colgate | LSN | W 27–10 | 2,010 | [7] | ||
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Fordham | LSN | W 31–24 | 3,231 | [8] | ||
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Georgetown |
| LSN | W 27–26 | 4,942 | [9] | |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Lehigh |
| LSN | W 49–27 | 15,207 | [10] | |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 3 UMass* | LSN | L 14–35 | 5,388 | [11] | ||
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References
- ^ Bostrom, Don (September 3, 2006). "Lafayette Rallies Past Sacred Heart 25-14". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football Scoreboard: State". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. September 3, 2006. p. E10.
- ^ Housenick, Tom (September 10, 2006). "Bison Dismal in Loss". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Parrillo, Ray (September 17, 2006). "Sophomore QB Leads Quakers Over Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hine, Tommy (October 1, 2006). "Difference-Makers: Polhemus, McLeod Have Big Days". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E7, E15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Larson, Craig (October 15, 2006). "Harvard Tackles Assignment". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Courogen, Chris (October 22, 2006). "A Point Is Made by HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Muder, Craig (October 29, 2006). "Colgate's Struggles Continue with Loss". Observer-Dispatch. Utica, N.Y. p. 3D – via NewsBank.
- ^ Bostrom, Don (November 5, 2006). "Lafayette Holds Off Fordham, 31-24". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette 31, Fordham 24". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. November 5, 2006. p. 15C.
- ^ Blake, Corky (November 12, 2006). "Leopards Thinking Title After Latest Win". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
- ^ Groller, Keith (November 19, 2006). "Lafayette Turns Up the Hurt: Leopards Earn Trip to Playoffs with Rout of Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dobrow, Marty (November 25, 2006). "UMass Is Spot-On Against Leopards". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D15 – via Newspapers.com.