The 1993 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lafayette finished second in the Patriot League.
| 1993 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 5–4–2 (3–1–1 Patriot) |
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| Home stadium | Fisher Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their 13th year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 5–4–2 record.[1] Chris Flood, Pete Ohnegian, Dave Pyne and Mark Reardon were the team captains.[2]
The Leopards outscored opponents 270 to 214. Lafayette's 3–1–1 conference record placed second in the six-team Patriot League standings.[3]
Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 11 | Bucknell | W 31–14 | 4,833 | [4] | |||
| September 18 | at Buffalo* | W 29–15 | 6,329 | [5] | |||
| September 25 | Princeton* |
| L 7–21 | 8,049 | [6] | ||
| October 2 | at Harvard* | L 16–21 | 10,112 | [7] | |||
| October 9 | at Columbia* | W 58–6 | 3,080 | [8] | |||
| October 16 | Hofstra* |
| T 17–17 | 5,117 | [9] | ||
| October 23 | Fordham* |
| W 27–12 | 8,712 | [10] | ||
| October 30 | Colgate |
| T 7–7 | 3,877 | [11] | ||
| November 6 | at Holy Cross | W 52–27 | 7,412 | [12] | |||
| November 13 | at Army* | L 12–35 | 32,701 | [13] | |||
| November 20 | at Lehigh | L 14–39 | 15,412 | [14] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Lafayette Football 1963-1986". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 105. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Team Captains 1882-2019". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 97. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Couragen, Chris (September 13, 1993). "Fumbles Doom Bison, 31-14". The Danville News. Danville, Pa. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Saturday's Summaries: East". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. September 12, 1993. p. 12D.
- ^ Deitsch, Richard (September 19, 1993). "Leopards Gain 29-15 Decision at Buffalo". The Morning Call (2nd ed.). Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (September 26, 1993). "Princeton Dumps 'Pards; Lafayette's Offense Fails". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Concannon, Joe (October 3, 1993). "Crimson Clock Lafayette". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (October 10, 1993). "Lafayette Mauls Columbia 58-6". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (October 17, 1993). "Lafayette and Hofstra in an 'Ugly' 17-17 Tie". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (October 24, 1993). "Lafayette Takes 27-12 Victory from Fordham". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (October 31, 1993). "Lafayette Ties Colgate; Marsh Sets Rushing Mark". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Saturday's Summaries: East". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. October 31, 1993. p. 12C.
- ^ Doyle, Bill (November 7, 1993). "Patriot League Race Tightens: Lafayette, Marsh Take Over, Rout Holy Cross". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Army Grounds Lafayette with 320 Rushing Yards". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Associated Press. November 14, 1993. pp. 7G, 2G – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (November 21, 1993). "Lehigh Captures Patriot League Crown". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Saturday's Summaries: East". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. November 21, 1993. p. 11H.