1985 Lafayette Leopards football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1985 Lafayette Leopards football Independent 6–5 Bill Russo 5th John Anderson Ryan Priest Fisher Field The 1985 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 6–5 record.2019 Lafayette Football Record Book Lafayette Football 1963-1986 Lafayette College Easton, Pa. 104 June 20, 2020 https://goleopards.com/documents/2019/8/26/2019LafayetteFootballRecordBook.pdf John Anderson and Ryan Priest 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 This was Lafayette's final year as an independent, before joining the Colonial League. Future league football opponents on the Leopards' 1985 schedule included Bucknell, Colgate, Lehigh and Towson. The league was later renamed Patriot League, and continues to be Lafayette's conference. Lafayette played home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania. Schedule y y September 14 @ New Hampshire Cowell Stadium Durham, NH W 20 7 10,126 Lafayette 20, UNH 7 September 15, 1985 68 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57208176/1985-lafayette-unh/ September 21 Colgate Fisher Field Easton, PA L 14 30 11,500 No 'Big Plays' for Leopards Ted Meixell September 22, 1985 C-1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57209584/1985-colgate-lafayette/ September 28 Columbia Fisher Field Easton, PA W 20 0 3,500 Lafayette Keeps Columbia on the Skids September 29, 1985 S-9, S-10 The Sunday Record Hackensack, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57212815/1985-columbia-lafayette/ October 5 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 17 3 10,008 McIntyre Rallies Lafayette 17-3 Ted Meixell October 6, 1985 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57213484/1985-cornell-lafayette/ October 12 James Madison<hc> Fisher Field Easton, PA W 20 13 10,500 Leopards Prove to Be Confident Ted Meixell October 13, 1985 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57215770/1985-lafayette-madison/ October 19 @ Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD L 14 56 28,402 Navy Dominates Lafayette Ted Meixell October 20, 1985 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57217622/1985-lafayette-navy/ October 26 @ Rhode Island Meade Stadium Kingston, RI L 21 41 12,933 Ehrhardt, URI Keep Flying, 41-21 October 27, 1985 68 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57220189/1985-lafayette-uri/ November 2 1985 Towson State Tigers Towson State Fisher Field Easton, PA L 24 27 2,000 Unbeaten Towson Hands Lafayette 3rd Loss in Row Ted Meixell November 3, 1985 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57221325/1985-lafayette-towson/ November 9 Bucknell Fisher Field Easton, PA W 47 0 5,500 47-0 'Laugher' for Lafayette Ted Meixell November 10, 1985 C4 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57223262/1985-bucknell-lafayette/ November 16 1985 Kutztown Golden Bears Kutztown Fisher Field Easton, PA W 23 7 350 Lafayette Tops Stubborn Kutztown 23-7 Ted Meixell November 10, 1985 C4 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57225992/1985-lafayette-kutztown/ November 23 @ Lehigh Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry) L 19 24 17,000 Lehigh's Horn, Defense Thwart Lafayette 24-19 Ted Meixell November 24, 1985 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57226423/1985-lafayette-lehigh/ References Lafayette Category:Lafayette Leopards football seasons Lafayette Leopards football