1994 Lafayette Leopards football team
| 1994 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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Patriot League champion | |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 5–6 (5–0 Patriot) |
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| Captains |
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| Home stadium | Fisher Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1994 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Leopards won the Patriot League championship.
In their 14th year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 5–6 record.[1] Harrison Bailey and Erik Marsh were the team captains.[2]
The Leopards outscored opponents 230 to 202. Their undefeated (5–0) conference record placed first 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 10 | East Stroudsburg | L 14–31 | 6,219 | [4] | |||
| September 17 | at No. 20 Penn* | L 7–27 | 10,714 | [5] | |||
| September 24 | Hofstra* |
| L 6–27 | 7,220 | [6] | ||
| October 1 | at Columbia* | L 13–28 | 1,610 | [7] | |||
| October 8 | Dartmouth* |
| L 15–27 | 5,989 | [8] | ||
| October 15 | at Navy* | L 0–7 | 20,511 | [9] | |||
| October 22 | Holy Cross |
| W 17–9 | 8,928 | [10] | ||
| October 29 | at Bucknell | W 56–14 | 8,288 | [11] | |||
| November 5 | at Colgate | W 14–6 | 2,300 | [12] | |||
| November 12 | at Fordham | W 34–6 | 2,654 | [13] | |||
| November 19 | Lehigh |
| W 54–20 | 13,734 | [14] | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "Lafayette Football 1963-1994". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 104. 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.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (September 11, 1994). "ESU Pulls Off Big Win in Big Way Over 'Pards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (September 18, 1994). "Penn Pounds 'Pards: Slide Continues for Lafayette 27-7". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (September 25, 1994). "Lafayette Suffers Third Setback". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (October 2, 1994). "Columbia's 28-13 Victory Is a Killer for Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (October 9, 1994). "Leopards' Loss Is No Surprise". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 9, 1994. p. 61.
- ^ Goldstein, Alan (October 16, 1994). "Navy Ends 10-Game Skid with Shutout; McGrew's TD Beats Lafayette 7-0". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 10C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (October 23, 1994). "At Last, Lafayette Victorious; Tops Holy Cross Convincingly". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Courogen, Chris A. (October 30, 1994). "No Mistake About It, 'Pards Pound Bucknell". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Schwan, Tom (November 6, 1994). "Lafayette Rallies, then Holds Off Colgate 14-6". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Division I-AA Stats". The Miami Herald (Palm Beach ed.). Miami, Fla. November 6, 1994. p. 2D.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (November 13, 1994). "Lafayette Clinches Tie for Title". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "East Statistics". The Miami Herald (Palm Beach ed.). Miami, Fla. November 6, 1994. p. 4D.
- ^ Blockus, Gary R. (November 20, 1994). "Lafayette Captures Patriot: Routs Rival Lehigh 54-20; 214 for Marsh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.