2021 Lafayette Leopards football team

2021 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferencePatriot League
Record3–8 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDoug McFadden (2nd season)
Home stadiumFisher Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 Holy Cross $^   6 – 0     10 – 3  
Colgate   5 – 1     5 – 6  
Fordham   4 – 2     6 – 5  
Lehigh   3 – 3     3 – 8  
Lafayette   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Georgetown   1 – 5     2 – 8  
Bucknell   0 – 6     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards, led by fifth-year head coach John Garrett, played their home games at Fisher Stadium as a member of the Patriot League.

After the season concluded with the loss to Lehigh at 10-17, Garrett was fired from his position as the head coach.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4 2:00 p.m. at Air Force*
Stadium L 14–35 30,012
September 11 6:00 p.m. at William & Mary*
L 3–24 6,162
September 18 12:30 p.m. No. 23 New Hampshire*
ESPN+ L 13–19 2,623
September 25 3:30 p.m. Penn*
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
 W 24–14 3,730
October 2 3:30 p.m. Fordham
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
 L 41–42 2,950
October 9 12:30 p.m. Bucknell
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
 W 27–0 2,705
October 16 1:00 p.m. at Harvard*
ESPN+ L 3–30 5,641
October 30 12:30 p.m. at Georgetown
ESPN+ W 24–23 1,091
November 6 12:00 p.m. at Holy Cross
ESPN+ L 10–35 6,514
November 13 12:30 p.m. at Colgate
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
 ESPN+ L 13–20 2,296
November 20 12:30 p.m. at Lehigh
ESPN+ L 10–17 12,962

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Game summaries

at Air Force

Lafayette at Air Force
1 234Total
Leopards 0 770 14
• Falcons 14 1407 35
  • Date: September 4, 2021
  • Location: Falcon Stadium
    Colorado Springs, CO
  • Game start: 12:06 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes
  • Game attendance: 30,012
  • Game weather: Temperature: N/A • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/A
  • Referee: Christian Walker
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Hassel (play–by–play) and Sherdrick Bonner (analyst)
   
Scoring summary
108:01AFMicah Davis 10–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick)
(10 plays, 59 yards, 4:53)		AF 7–0
00:25AFHaaziq Daniels 7–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick)
(10 plays, 65 yards, 4:49)		AF 14–0
209:05LAFJulius Young 23–yard pass from Rent Montie (Micah Pettit kick)
(13 plays, 83 yards, 6:16)		AF 14–7
03:09AFMicah Davis 16–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick failed)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:56)		AF 20–7
00:18AFHaaziq Daniels 2–yard run (DeAndre Hughes rush)
(7 plays, 40 yards, 1:20)		AF 28–7
307:50LAFSelwyn Simpson 3–yard run (Micah Pettit kick)
(10 plays, 68 yards, 5:11)		AF 28–14
406:10AFHaaziq Daniels 19–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick)
(8 plays, 68 yards, 4:02)		AF 35–14
See also: 2021 Air Force Falcons football team
Pregame line Over/under
AF –40.5 49.5[2]
Statistics Lafayette Air Force
First downs 12 24
Total yards 287 420
Rushing yards 43 370
Passing yards 244 50
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 25:39 34:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Lafayette Passing Aaron Angelos 10/16, 158 yards
Rushing Jaden Sutton 7 carries, 38 yards
Receiving Julius Young 8 receptions, 147 yards, 1 TD
Air Force Passing Haaziq Daniels 3/5, 50 yards
Rushing Brad Roberts 25 carries, 111 yards
Receiving Micah Davis 2 receptions, 27 yards

References

  1. ^ "2021 Lafayette Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Lafayette Leopards vs Air Force Falcons". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 5, 2021.


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