1979 Lafayette Leopards football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1979 Lafayette Leopards football Independent 5–3–2 Neil Putnam 9th Tim Gerhart Rich Smith Fisher Field The 1979 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their ninth year under head coach Neil Putnam, the Leopards compiled a 5–3–2 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 Tim Gerhart and Rich Smith 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 Lafayette played home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania. Schedule 1979 NCAA Division I-AA AP y y y September 8 @ 1979 Gettysburg Bullets Gettysburg Musselman Stadium Gettysburg, PA W 41 6 1,120 Lafayette's Balanced Attack Trounces Gettysburg 41-6 Ted Wismer September 9, 1979 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56449383/1978-s8-call-chronicle September 15 @ 1979 Merchant Marine Mariners Merchant Marine Tomb Field Kings Point, NY W 33 6 September 22 @ Davidson 7 Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC L 13 16 3,200 Piercy Catch Is Big Play for Davidson Les Bowen September 23, 1979 4D The Charlotte Observer Charlotte, N.C. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56451363/1979-lafayette-davidson September 29 Columbia T–10 Fisher Field Easton, PA W 14 7 8,500 Lehigh and Lafayette Turn Back Ivy League Foes; Columbia Falls 14-7 to Leopards Ted Wismer September 30, 1979 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56457426/1979-s29-call-chronicle October 13 No. 6 Bucknell<hc> T–8 Fisher Field Easton, PA T 0 0 10,700 Bucknell, Lafayette: Zero Lewis Freedman October 14, 1979 9D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56460612/1979-bucknell-lafayette October 19 @ Penn T–8 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 9 7 9,074 Penn Drops a 9-7 Heartbreaker Gail Shister October 20, 1979 1C The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56461009/1979-lafayette-penn October 27 Maine 7 Fisher Field Easton, PA L 21 34 6,000 Bouier, Maine Rip Lafayette Associated Press October 28, 1979 85 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56462882/1979-lafayette-maine November 3 Colgate Fisher Field Easton, PA T 7 7 6,000 Sub Ties Colgate Press & Sun-Bulletin Binghamton, N.Y. November 4, 1979 4B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54299614/1979-colgate-lafayette Newspapers.com November 10 1979 Wagner Seahawks Wagner Fisher Field Easton, PA W 21 3 November 17 @ Lehigh Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry) L 3 24 19,000 Lehigh Rolls, 24-3; Awaits Playoff Bid Terry Larimer November 18, 1979 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56468320/1979-lafayette-lehigh References Lafayette Category:Lafayette Leopards football seasons Lafayette Leopards football