2001 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 2001 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his second season as head coach. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

2001 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferencePatriot League
Record2–8 (1–6 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Faragalli (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJohn Loose (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFisher Field at Fisher Stadium
(Capacity: 13,750)
2001 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Lehigh $^  7 –0   11 –1  
Colgate  5 –1   7 –3  
Fordham  5 –2   7 –4  
Bucknell  4 –3   6 –4  
Holy Cross  3 –4   4 –6  
Towson  2 –5   3 –7  
Lafayette  1 –6   2 –8  
Georgetown  0 –6   3 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Lafayette's September 15 game at Princeton was canceled due to college football's collective decision to postpone games following the September 11 attacks.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 81:00 p.m.at Towson
L 13–16 OT2,810[1][2]
September 157:00 p.m.at Princeton*
LSN Canceled[3]
September 221:30 p.m.Penn*
LSNL 0–377,128[4]
September 291:00 p.m.at Harvard*
L 14–385,803[5]
October 61:00 p.m.Columbia*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 31–142,912[6]
October 131:00 p.m.Bucknell
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
LSNL 16–174,521
October 201:00 p.m.at Holy Cross
LSNL 53–6313,219[7]
October 271:30 p.m.Colgatedagger
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
LSNL 16–204,756
November 312:30 p.m.Fordham
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
LSNL 24–453,981[8]
November 1012:30 p.m.at Georgetown
W 37–171,786[9]
November 1712:30 p.m.at No. 5 Lehigh
LSNL 6–4115,600[10]

References
  1. "Lafayette at Towson". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  2. Graham, Glenn P. (September 9, 2001). "Read Runs Towson by Lafayette in OT". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 9D – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Blaudschun, Mark (September 14, 2001). "After Prodding, Correct Choice Finally Made". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. E6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Schuler, Jeff (September 23, 2001). "Quakers Come Out Quickly". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Harber, Paul (September 30, 2001). "This Time, Crimson Finish Job". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Meixell, Ted (October 7, 2001). "Numbers Say It All for Leopards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 7, 2001. p. C21.
  7. Meixell, Ted (October 21, 2001). "Holy Cross Outlasts Lafayette, 63-53, in Record-Setting, Marathon Contest". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Meixell, Ted (November 4, 2001). "Leopards Follow Custom as Rams Pull Away, 45-24". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Fordham 45,Lafayette 24". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. November 4, 2001. p. 9C.
  9. Emerson, Seth (November 11, 2001). "Georgetown Defenseless Against Lafayette, Still Winless in Patriot League". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. pp. D9, D10 – via ProQuest.
  10. Meixell, Ted (November 18, 2001). "Engineers Awaken in 2nd Half". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.


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