1994 Lafayette Leopards football team

1994 Lafayette Leopards football
Patriot League champion
ConferencePatriot League
Record5–6 (5–0 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Harrison Bailey
  • Erik Marsh
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lafayette $ 5 – 0 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Lehigh 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Holy Cross 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Bucknell 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Colgate 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Fordham 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1994 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Leopards won the Patriot League championship.

In their 14th year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 5–6 record.[1] Harrison Bailey and Erik Marsh were the team captains.[2]

The Leopards outscored opponents 230 to 202. Their undefeated (5–0) conference record placed first in the six-team Patriot League standings.[3]

Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10 East Stroudsburg
L 14–31 6,219 [4]
September 17 at No. 20 Penn*
L 7–27 10,714 [5]
September 24 Hofstra*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 6–27 7,220 [6]
October 1 at Columbia*
L 13–28 1,610 [7]
October 8 Dartmouth*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 15–27 5,989 [8]
October 15 at Navy*
L 0–7 20,511 [9]
October 22 Holy Cross
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 17–9 8,928 [10]
October 29 at Bucknell
W 56–14 8,288 [11]
November 5 at Colgate
W 14–6 2,300 [12]
November 12 at Fordham
W 34–6 2,654 [13]
November 19 Lehigh
W 54–20 13,734 [14]

References

  1. ^ "Lafayette Football 1963-1994". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 104. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Team Captains 1882-2019". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 97. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Meixell, Ted (September 11, 1994). "ESU Pulls Off Big Win in Big Way Over 'Pards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Meixell, Ted (September 18, 1994). "Penn Pounds 'Pards: Slide Continues for Lafayette 27-7". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Meixell, Ted (September 25, 1994). "Lafayette Suffers Third Setback". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 2, 1994). "Columbia's 28-13 Victory Is a Killer for Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 9, 1994). "Leopards' Loss Is No Surprise". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 9, 1994. p. 61.
  9. ^ Goldstein, Alan (October 16, 1994). "Navy Ends 10-Game Skid with Shutout; McGrew's TD Beats Lafayette 7-0". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 10C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 23, 1994). "At Last, Lafayette Victorious; Tops Holy Cross Convincingly". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Courogen, Chris A. (October 30, 1994). "No Mistake About It, 'Pards Pound Bucknell". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Schwan, Tom (November 6, 1994). "Lafayette Rallies, then Holds Off Colgate 14-6". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Division I-AA Stats". The Miami Herald (Palm Beach ed.). Miami, Fla. November 6, 1994. p. 2D.
  13. ^ Meixell, Ted (November 13, 1994). "Lafayette Clinches Tie for Title". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "East Statistics". The Miami Herald (Palm Beach ed.). Miami, Fla. November 6, 1994. p. 4D.
  14. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (November 20, 1994). "Lafayette Captures Patriot: Routs Rival Lehigh 54-20; 214 for Marsh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.