1999 Lafayette Leopards football team

1999 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferencePatriot League
Record4–7 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • John Fistner
  • Jim Goff
  • Chad Williamson
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Lehigh +^   5 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 18 Colgate +^   5 – 1     10 – 2  
Towson   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Bucknell   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Lafayette   2 – 4     4 – 7  
Holy Cross   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Fordham   0 – 6     0 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lafayette tied for second-to-last in the Patriot League.

In their 19th and final year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 4–7 record.[1] John Fistner, Jim Goff and Chad Williamson were the team captains.[2]

The Leopards were outscored 271 to 207. Lafayette's 2–4 conference tied for fifth place in the seven-team Patriot League standings.[3]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11 at Towson
L 7–35 2,481 [4]
September 18 at Holy Cross
L 12–30 4,170 [5]
September 25 at Brown*
L 28–35 5,448 [6]
October 2 Dartmouth*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 20–10 7,821 [7]
October 9 Colgate
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 14–56 2,931 [8]
October 16 at Princeton*
L 10–22 14,805 [9]
October 23 Bucknell
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 22–21 5,123 [10]
October 30 Marist*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 38–13 2,325 [11]
November 6 Fordham
W 27–7 2,893 [12]
November 13 Duquesne*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 17–28 2,207 [13]
November 20 at No. 14 Lehigh
L 12–14 16,000 [14]

References

  1. ^ "Lafayette Football 1987-2006". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 105. 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. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Meixell, Ted (September 12, 1999). "Lafayette Picked Apart by Towson". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Toland, Jennifer (September 19, 1999). "Crusaders Intercept Patriot League Win; Aloisi Helps Holy Cross Past Lafayette". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D9.
  6. ^ "Lafayette Improves, but Not Enough to Beat Brown". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. September 26, 1999. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 26, 1999. p. D19.
  7. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 3, 1999). "Lafayette's 1st Win Gives Russo No. 100". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 10, 1999). "Colgate Pastes Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Struggling Players Help Lift Princeton". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. October 17, 1999. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 24, 1999). "Lafayette Rallies to Clip Bucknell". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 31, 1999). "Armstrong Tuma Lift Lafayette Past Marist". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Bostrom, Don (November 7, 1999). "Special Teams Spark Lafayette to 27-7 Win Over Fordham". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Others". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Fla. November 7, 1999. p. 16C.
  13. ^ Meixell, Ted (November 14, 1999). "Lafayette Loses Script and Game to Duquesne, 28-17". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (November 21, 1999). "Lehigh Edges Lafayette 14-12". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Others". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Fla. November 21, 1999. p. 18C.