1996 Lafayette Leopards football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1996 Lafayette Leopards football Patriot League Patriot 5–5 2–2 Bill Russo 16th B.J. Gallis Quincy Miller Fisher Field The 1996 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Leopards finished fourth in the Patriot League. In their 16th year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 5–5 record.2019 Lafayette Football Record Book Lafayette Football 1963-1996 Lafayette College Easton, Pa. 104 June 20, 2020 https://goleopards.com/documents/2019/8/26/2019LafayetteFootballRecordBook.pdf B.J. Gallis and Quincy Miller were the team captains.2019 Lafayette Football Record Book Team Captains 1882-2019 Lafayette College Easton, Pa. 97 June 20, 2020 https://goleopards.com/documents/2019/8/26/2019LafayetteFootballRecordBook.pdf The Leopards were outscored 214 to 192. Their 2–2 conference record placed fourth in the six-team Patriot League standings.https://patriotleague.org/documents/2020/7/14/2020_PatriotFB_Record_Book.pdf Patriot League Football Record Book Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results Patriot League Center Valley, Pa. 2020 August 10, 2020 5 Though 11 games were scheduled, only 10 were played. Lafayette's away game at Fordham on October 12 was canceled after a Fordham player collapsed and died during that day's pregame warmups. The teams were prepared to play the game November 27 if necessary to determine the league championship.Fordham May Replay Game October 23, 1996 S-9 The Record Hackensack, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59105712/1996-fordham-lafayette/ Because neither team was in contention for first place at the scheduled end of the season, the makeup game was not played. Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania. Schedule y y September 14 1996 Millersville Marauders Millersville<ncg> Fisher Field Easton, PA W 29 17 3,011 Lafayette Works Its Way Past Millersville Ted Meixell September 15, 1996 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59164312/1996-lafayette-millersville/ September 21 1996 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern<ncg> Fisher Field Easton, PA L 6 36 September 28 Cornell<hc><ncg> Fisher Field Easton, PA W 30 19 5,828 Lafayette's Moore, Quincy Solve Cornell Ted Meixell September 29, 1996 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59167686/1996-cornell-lafayette/ October 5 @ Harvard<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 17 7 8,860 Harvard Comes Close, but ... Marvin Pave October 6, 1996 C17 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59169251/1996-harvard-lafayette/ October 12 @ Fordham Coffey Field Bronx, NY canceled Fordham Player Dies Before Game Chris Olert October 13, 1996 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59179754/1996-fordham-lafayette/ October 19 @ Columbia<ncg> Wien Stadium New York, NY L 0 3 1,170 Columbia Zips Lafayette in Impossible Conditions Ted Meixell October 20, 1996 C4 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59180839/1996-columbia-lafayette/ Attendance figure in Ivy League Summaries October 20, 1996 D19 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. October 26 @ Colgate Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY L 9 40 5,500 Colgate's Big Plays Derail Lafayette Hopes Ted Meixell October 27, 1996 C4 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59182697/1996-colgate-lafayette/ Attendance figure in I-AA Summaries October 27, 1996 8D Sun-Sentinel Fort Lauderdale, Fla. November 2 @ Army<ncg> Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 21 41 39,269 Lafayette Doesn't Go Down Easily Against Army Ted Meixell November 3, 1996 C3 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59184269/1996-lafayette-army/ November 9 Bucknell Fisher Field Easton, PA W 23 7 November 16 Holy Cross Fisher Field Easton, PA W 38 21 4,814 Schillaci Sparks Lafayette's Win Over Holy Cross Ted Meixell November 17, 1996 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59187171/1996-lafayette-hc/ November 23 Lehigh Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry) L 19 23 13,208 Lehigh's Comeback in the Second Half Topples Lafayette Ted Meixell November 24, 1996 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59188742/1996-lafayette-lehigh/ References Lafayette Category:Lafayette Leopards football seasons Lafayette Leopards football