2016 Lafayette Leopards football team

2016 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferencePatriot League
Record2–9 (1–5 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMickey Fein (8th season)
Defensive coordinatorArt Link (3rd season)
Home stadiumFisher Stadium
2016 Patriot League football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Lehigh $^   6 – 0     9 – 3  
Fordham   5 – 1     8 – 3  
Colgate   4 – 2     5 – 5  
Bucknell   3 – 3     4 – 7  
Holy Cross   2 – 4     4 – 7  
  1 – 5     2 – 9  
Georgetown   0 – 6     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College as member of the Patriot League during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Frank Tavani in his 17th and final season as head coach, the Leopards compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the Patriot League. Lafayette played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Tavani was fired after the season, on November 29.[1] His finished his tenure at Lafayette with an overall record of 84–107.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 pmat Central Connecticut*
NECFRW 24–104,117
September 106:00 pmDelaware*
WBPH-TVL 6–246,828
September 175:00 pmat Princeton*
ESPN3L 31–3513,420
September 246:00 pmNo. 19 Villanova*
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
WBPH-TVL 14–317,441
October 13:30 pmHoly Cross
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
WBPH-TVL 28–384,948
October 81:00 pmat Fordham
PLNL 34–583,864
October 1512:00 pmat Army*
CBSSNL 7–6238,894
October 221:00 pmat Bucknell
WBPH-TVL 17–422,146
October 2912:30 pmGeorgetown
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
WBPH-TVW 17–34,878
November 121:00 pmat Colgate
WBPH-TVL 17–384,859
November 1912:30 pmNo. 19 Lehigh
WBPH-TV, WFMZL 21–4512,587
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2]

Game summaries

At Central Connecticut

1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 10 0 0 14 24
Blue Devils 0 3 7 0 10
See also: 2016 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

Delaware

1 2 3 4 Total
Fightin' Blue Hens 3 0 7 14 24
Leopards 3 0 3 0 6
See also: 2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

At Princeton

1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 14 7 3 7 31
Tigers 7 14 14 0 35
See also: 2016 Princeton Tigers football team

Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Wildcats 7 10 14 0 31
Leopards 0 7 7 0 14
See also: 2016 Villanova Wildcats football team

Holy Cross

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 10 3 3 22 38
Leopards 0 7 14 7 28
See also: 2016 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

At Fordham

1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 17 3 7 7 34
Rams 20 21 10 7 58
See also: 2016 Fordham Rams football team

At Army

1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 0 7 0 0 7
Black Knights 14 21 14 13 62
See also: 2016 Army Black Knights football team

At Bucknell

1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 3 0 14 0 17
Bison 7 7 7 21 42
See also: 2016 Bucknell Bison football team

Georgetown

1 2 3 4 Total
Hoyas 0 3 0 0 3
Leopards 3 0 14 0 17
See also: 2016 Georgetown Hoyas football team

At Colgate

1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 0 7 10 10 27
Raiders 10 14 7 7 38
See also: 2016 Colgate Raiders football team

Lehigh

1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Mountain Hawks 7 24 14 0 45
Leopards 0 7 6 8 21
See also: 2016 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team and The Rivalry (Lafayette–Lehigh)

References

  1. ^ "Frank Tavani out as Lafayette football coach". November 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "Lafayette Football Official Schedule". Lafayette College Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
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