2013 Lafayette Leopards football team

2013 Lafayette Leopards football
Patriot League champion
ConferencePatriot League
Record5–7 (4–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMickey Fein (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Loose (14th season)
Home stadiumFisher Stadium
2013 Patriot League football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
$^   4 1     5 7  
Lehigh   3 2     8 3  
Bucknell   3 2     6 5  
Colgate   3 2     4 8  
Holy Cross   1 4     3 9  
Georgetown   1 4     2 9  
No. 9 Fordham ^   0 0     12 2  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Fordham was ineligible for conference title because they previously offered football scholarships while other Patriot League members did not.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College as member of the Patriot League during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Frank Tavani, the Leopards compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, winning the Patriot League title. Lafayette earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Leopards lost in the first round to New Hampshire. Lafayette played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 76:00 pmSacred Heart*LSNL 24–266,238
September 146:00 pmWilliam & Mary*
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNL 6–346,348
September 216:00 pmat Penn*LSNL 21–278,103
October 53:30 pmBucknell
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 31–77,814
October 121:00 pmat Princeton*LSNL 26–427,494
October 191:00 pmat Harvard*LSNL 16–358,185
October 261:00 pmat Holy CrossLSNW 41–239,184
November 21:00 pmat GeorgetownLSNW 45–271,789
November 93:30 pmColgate
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNL 24–288,763
November 163:30 pmNo. 5 Fordham
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 27–145,939
November 2312:30 pmat No. 17 LehighWFMZW 50–2816,129
November 3012:00 pmat No. 15 New Hampshire*ESPN3L 7–453,286

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