1995 Lafayette Leopards football team American college football season
The 1995 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Lafayette finished third in the Patriot League .
In their 15th year under head coach Bill Russo , the Leopards compiled a 4–6–1 record.[ 1] Glenn Hunzinger, Gavin Morrissey and Jarrett Shine were the team captains.[ 2]
The Leopards were outscored 250 to 176. Lafayette's 3–2 conference record placed third in the six-team Patriot League standings.[ 3]
Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 9 at Buffalo *
W 24–17 6,058 [ 4]
September 16 at Hofstra *
L 0–26 4,372 [ 5]
September 23 No. 16 Penn *
L 8 28 7,895 [ 6]
September 30 Columbia *
T 10–10 8,156 [ 7]
October 7 at Dartmouth *
L 7–14 3,108 [ 8]
October 14 at Princeton *
L 0–41 6,109 [ 9]
October 21 at Holy Cross
W 27–17 4,128 [ 10]
October 28 at Bucknell
L 11–30 5,061 [ 11]
November 4 Colgate
W 35–9 4,065 [ 12]
November 11 Fordham *
W 24–21 OT 3,714 [ 13]
November 18 at Lehigh
L 30–37 OT 15,412 [ 14]
References
^ "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. 5. Retrieved August 10, 2020 .
^ Meixell, Ted (September 10, 1995). "Young Leopards Buffalo 1st Foe" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "IAA-Summaries". Sun-Sentinel . Fort Lauderdale, Fla. September 10, 1995. p. 7D.
^ Meixell, Ted (September 17, 1995). "Lafayette Falls to Hofstra 26-0" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "I-AA Summaries". Sun-Sentinel . Fort Lauderdale, Fla. September 17, 1995. p. 5D.
^ Meixell, Ted (September 24, 1995). "Penn Shows Gap Still Wide in a 28-8 Win Over Leopards" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Meixell, Ted (October 1, 1995). "Late Columbia TD Forces a 10-10 Tie with the Leopards" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Robbins, Paul (October 8, 1995). "Lafayette Fails to Capitalize in 14-7 Loss at Dartmouth" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "Dartmouth, 14-7". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 8, 1995. p. 67.
^ Meixell, Ted (October 15, 1995). "Princeton Wallops Leopards" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Doyle, Bill (October 22, 1995). "Finally, a Win on Same Day: Lafayette Tops Holy Cross; Moore Shines" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Meixell, Ted (October 29, 1995). "Bucknell Puts Crimp in Self-Destructive 'Pards' Hopes" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Meixell, Ted (November 5, 1995). "Moore Carries Lafayette Past Winless Colgate 35-9" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Meixell, Ted (November 12, 1995). "Lafayette's 2 OT-Win Is 'Special' Delivered" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Meixell, Ted (November 19, 1995). "Lehigh Engineers a Miracle; Comeback, Catch in OT Clinch Patriot Title" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com .
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The Quad (1882–1893)
March Field (1894–1925)
Fisher Stadium (1926–present)
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