1980 Lafayette Leopards football team

1980 Lafayette Leopards football
1980 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7
Head coach	Neil Putnam (10th season);
Captains	Steve MacCorkle; Ed Rogulsky;
Home stadium	Fisher Field
	Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

The 1980 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their tenth year under head coach Neil Putnam, the Leopards compiled a 3–7 record.^[1] Steve MacCorkle and Ed Rogulsky were the team captains.^[2] Lafayette played home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.

1980 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Lehigh ^		–		9	–	1	–	2
No. 6 Delaware		–		9	–	2	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Northwestern State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Portland State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Bucknell		–		6	–	4	–	0
James Madison		–		4	–	6	–	0
Lafayette		–		3	–	7	–	0
Nicholls State		–		2	–	9	–	0
Northeastern		–		2	–	9	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Central Connecticut State	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 3–14	3,500	^[3]
September 20	Davidson	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 27–20	2,500	^[4]
September 27	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 0–6	4,500	^[5]
October 4	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 3–24	4,100	^[6]
October 11	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 0–14		^[1]
October 18	Penn	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 3–0	12,000	^[7]
November 1	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 0–44	3,500	^[8]
November 8	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 6–26	7,121	^[9]
November 15	Merchant Marine	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 31–12		^[1]
November 22	No. 1 Lehigh	Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	L 0–32	17,000	^[10]
^ Parents Days Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

^ ^a ^b ^c "Lafayette Football 1963-1986". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 104. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ "Team Captains 1882-2019". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 97. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ "Central Stuns Lafayette". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. September 14, 1980. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Davidson Upset 27-20 by Lafayette". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. September 21, 1980. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
^ O'Day, Joe (September 28, 1980). "Columbia Nips Lafayette 6-0 on Cabrera TD". Daily News. New York, N.Y. Sports p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Haskell, Bob (October 6, 1980). "Bouier, Rebholz Lead Maine to Homecoming Win". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Laubach, Ed (October 19, 1980). "Downpour, Lafayette's Goal-Line Stand Drown Penn, 3-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 13-F, 18-F – via Newspapers.com.
^ "44-0 Colgate Margin Its Widest in 7 Years". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. November 2, 1980. pp. 2B, 6B – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bruckner, Mike (November 9, 1980). "Quinn TDs Lead UNH". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 79 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Newman, Chuck (November 23, 1980). "Unbeaten Lehigh Crushes Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-F – via Newspapers.com.