1995 Lafayette Leopards football team
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.
| 1995 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 4–6–1 (3–2 Patriot) |
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| Home stadium | Fisher Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||
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| 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] | |||
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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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