2018 Lafayette Leopards football team

2018 Lafayette Leopards football
2018 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	3–8 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach	John Garrett (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	John Van Dam (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Luke Thompson (1st season)
Home stadium	Fisher Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Patriot League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 Colgate $^	6	–	0	10	–	2
Holy Cross	4	–	2	5	–	6
Georgetown	4	–	2	5	–	6
Lehigh	2	–	4	3	–	8
Lafayette	2	–	4	3	–	8
Fordham	2	–	4	2	–	9
Bucknell	1	–	5	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards were led by second-year head coach John Garrett and played their home games at Fisher Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 3–8, 2–4 in Patriot League play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.

Preseason

Preseason coaches poll

The Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll on July 26, 2018, with the Leopards predicted to finish in a tie for fifth place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Colgate	71 (11)
2	Lehigh	63 (3)
3	Fordham	45
4	Holy Cross	40
T–5	Bucknell	31
T–5	Lafayette	31
7	Georgetown	13

Preseason All-Patriot League team

The Leopards placed four players on the preseason all-Patriot League team.

Offense

Will Eisler – FB

Defense

Anthony Giudice – DL

Jerry Powe – LB

Special teams

CJ Amill – RS

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	at Sacred Heart*	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	L 6–35	4,157
September 8	3:30 p.m.	at Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	MASN	L 0–37	12,781
September 15	6:00 p.m.	Monmouth*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	Stadium WBPH	L 20–24	4,325
September 22	1:00 p.m.	at Colgate	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	Stadium	L 0–45	7,753
September 29	6:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	Stadium WBPH	W 31–24	5,295
October 13	3:30 p.m.	Georgetown	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	Stadium WBPH	L 6–13	4,657
October 20	12:00 p.m.	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	Stadium WBPH	W 29–27	3,097
October 27	1:00 p.m.	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	Stadium	W 21–13	3,616
November 3	12:30 p.m.	Holy Cross	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	Stadium WBPH	L 14–40	3,914
November 10	12:00 p.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 13–31	31,286
November 17	12:30 p.m.	Lehigh	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	MASN Stadium WBPH	L 3–34	11,028
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	3	0	3	0	6
Pioneers	7	14	7	7	35

At Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	0	0	0	0	0
Fightin' Blue Hens	14	7	7	9	37

Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	6	9	6	3	24
Leopards	13	7	0	0	20

At Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	0	0	0	0	0
Raiders	15	21	9	0	45

Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	10	0	7	24
Leopards	7	7	7	10	31

Georgetown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	0	13	0	0	13
Leopards	0	3	0	3	6

At Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	7	0	13	9	29
Bisons	7	7	7	6	27

At Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	0	14	7	0	21
Rams	0	13	0	0	13

Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	17	23	0	40
Leopards	14	0	0	0	14

At Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	3	3	0	7	13
Black Knights	3	14	14	0	31

Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	17	0	10	7	34
Leopards	0	3	0	0	3

References

^ "Patriot League - Patriot League Football Preseason Major Awards, Poll and All-League Honors Announced (7.26.18)". patriotleague.org.
^ "Lafayette Football Official Schedule". Lafayette Athletics. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

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[1] "Patriot League - Patriot League Football Preseason Major Awards, Poll and All-League Honors Announced (7.26.18)". patriotleague.org.

[2] "Lafayette Football Official Schedule". Lafayette Athletics. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

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