2004 Lafayette Leopards football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2004 Lafayette Leopards football Lafayette Leopards wordmark.png 250 Patriot League Patriot 19http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/2004_poll.htm Final Sports Network's 2004 FCS College Football Poll dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120922150156/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fmisc%2F2004_poll.htm 2012-09-22 19http://www.valley-football.org/news/default/2004-05/1939/three-ranked-in-final-2004-i-aa-polls/ Three Ranked in Final 2004 I-AA Polls 2012-02-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150928153404/http://www.valley-football.org/news/default/2004-05/1939/three-ranked-in-final-2004-i-aa-polls/ 2015-09-28 dead 8–4 5–1 Frank Tavani 5th Mike Faragalli 5th Multiple John Loose 5th 4–3 Fisher Field Patriot League co-champion NCAA Division I-AA First Round L 14–28 at Delaware The 2004 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College as member of the Patriot League during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Frank Tavani, the Leopards compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the Patriot League title with Lehigh. Lafayette advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Leopards lost in the first round to Delaware. The game was first postseason contest in program history. Lafayette played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania. Tavani was named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award. All games were televised by the Lafayette Sports Network (LSN). Schedule 2004 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network Eastern September 4 1:00 p.m. w y 2004 Marist Red Foxes Marist Fisher Field Easton, PA LSN 48–7 4,283 Marist Drilled by Lafayette in Debut Tim Shoemaker September 5, 2004 3D Poughkeepsie Journal Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61136656/2004-lafayette-marist/ September 11 1:00 p.m. w y Georgetown Harbin Field Washington, DC LSN 17–6 1,842 Hoyas Are Unable to Take Advantage Kathy Orton September 12, 2004 E16 The Washington Post Washington, D.C. September 18 6:00 p.m. l y y Princeton Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ LSN 18–35 8,691 Princeton Pummels Lafayette 35-18 Stephen Miller September 19, 2004 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61188572/2004-lafayette-princeton/ Attendance figure in Ivy League Summaries September 19, 2004 C21 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. September 25 1:00 p.m. w y y Richmond University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA LSN 21–16 5,121 source Lafayette Swats Spiders 21-16 Stephen Miller September 26, 2004 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61190707/2004-lafayette-richmond/ Attendance figure in Atlantic 10 Summaries September 26, 2004 C18 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. October 2 1:00 p.m. l y y Harvard Fisher Field Easton, PA LSN 23–38 5,365 Dawson Drives Crimson Tony Chamberlain October 3, 2004 C19 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61191756/2004-harvard-lafayette/ October 9 12:00 p.m. w y y Columbia Wien Stadium New York, NY LSN 35–18 1,318 Leopards' McCourth Runs Wild in Win Stephen Miller October 10, 2004 C4 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61205321/2004-columbia-lafayette/ Attendance figure in Ivy League Standings, Summaries October 10, 2004 C14 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. October 16 1:00 p.m. w y Bucknell Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA LSN 14–13 3,026 October 23 1:00 p.m. w y Fordham Coffey Field Bronx, NY LSN 35–20 3,150 Maurer Makes Them Pay John Boell October 24, 2004 B20 Newsday Melville, N.Y. November 6 12:30 p.m. l y 24 Colgate Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY LSN 19–22 4,514 November 13 12:30 p.m. w Holy Cross Fisher Field Easton, PA LSN 56–20 4,543 McCourt, Lafayette Still Alive Stephen Miller November 14, 2004 C7 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61217196/2004-lafayette-hc/ Attendance figure in New England Summaries November 14, 2004 D17 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. November 20 12:30 p.m. w Lehigh 8 Fisher Field Easton, PA The Rivalry LSN 14–7 14,000 November 27 3:00 p.m. l y y 25 Delaware 10 Delaware Stadium Newark, DE NCAA Division I-AA First Round LSN, CN8, CSTV 14–28 13,707 Delaware Ends Lafayette's Season Ron Reid November 28, 2004 D4 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61237543/2004-lafayette-delaware/ References Lafayette Category:Lafayette Leopards football seasons Category:Patriot League football champion seasons Lafayette Leopards football Lafayette