The 2016 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 17th-year head coach Frank Tavani and played their home games at Fisher Stadium as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 2–9, 1–5 to finish in sixth place.
2016 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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Conference | Patriot League |
Record | 2–9 (1–5 Patriot) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mickey Fein |
Defensive coordinator | Art Link (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Fisher Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 0 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On November 29, Tavani was fired,[1] leaving Lafayette with a 17-year record of 84–107.
Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 pm | at Central Connecticut* | NECFR | W 24–10 | 4,117 | |
September 10 | 6:00 pm | Delaware* | WBPH-TV | L 6–24 | 6,828 | |
September 17 | 5:00 pm | at Princeton* | ESPN3 | L 31–35 | 13,420 | |
September 24 | 6:00 pm | No. 19 Villanova* |
| WBPH-TV | L 14–31 | 7,441 |
October 1 | 3:30 pm | Holy Cross |
| WBPH-TV | L 28–38 | 4,948 |
October 8 | 1:00 pm | at Fordham | PLN | L 34–58 | 3,864 | |
October 15 | 12:00 pm | at Army* | CBSSN | L 7–62 | 38,894 | |
October 22 | 1:00 pm | at Bucknell | WBPH-TV | L 17–42 | 2,146 | |
October 29 | 12:30 pm | Georgetown |
| WBPH-TV | W 17–3 | 4,878 |
November 12 | 1:00 pm | at Colgate | WBPH-TV | L 17–38 | 4,859 | |
November 19 | 12:30 pm | No. 19 Lehigh |
| WBPH-TV WFMZ | L 21–45 | 12,587 |
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Game summaries
editAt Central Connecticut
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Leopards | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
Blue Devils | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Delaware
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Fightin' Blue Hens | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
Leopards | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
At Princeton
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Leopards | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Tigers | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
Villanova
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#19 Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
Leopards | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Holy Cross
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Crusaders | 10 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 38 |
Leopards | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
At Fordham
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Leopards | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
Rams | 20 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 58 |
At Army
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Leopards | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Black Knights | 14 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 62 |
At Bucknell
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Leopards | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
Bison | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
Georgetown
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hoyas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Leopards | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
At Colgate
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Leopards | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
Raiders | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
Lehigh
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#19 Mountain Hawks | 7 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
Leopards | 0 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
References
edit- ^ "Frank Tavani out as Lafayette football coach". November 30, 2016.
- ^ "Lafayette Football Official Schedule". Lafayette College Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2015.