1988 Lafayette Leopards football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1988 Lafayette Leopards football Colonial League Colonial 8–2–1 5–0 Bill Russo 8th Mike Donnelly 1st Chris LaPietra Andy Nygren Fisher Field Colonial League champion The 1988 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Leopards swept the Colonial League to win their first conference championship. In their eighth year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 8–2–1 record.2019 Lafayette Football Record Book Lafayette Football 1963-1988 Lafayette College Easton, Pa. 104 June 20, 2020 https://goleopards.com/documents/2019/8/26/2019LafayetteFootballRecordBook.pdf Chris LaPietra and Andy Nygren 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 outscored opponents 420 to 251. Their undefeated (5–0) conference record placed first in the six-team Colonial 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 1 Unranked in the preseason poll, Lafayette soon climbed the ranks during a five-game winning streak, reaching as high as No. 5 in the weekly national Division I-AA rankings. Non-conference losses in the middle of the year led to the team dropping out of the top 20, and it finished the season unranked. Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania. Schedule 1988 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee y y y September 10 1988 Kutztown Golden Bears Kutztown<ncg> Fisher Field Easton, PA W 54 7 September 17 #1 Holy Cross Fisher Field Easton, PA W 28 20 6,200 Crusaders Scrambled; Lafayette Quarterback Baur Burns Holy Cross, 28-20 Anthony Rieber September 18, 1988 56 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57451046/1988-lafayette-hc/ September 24 @ Columbia<ncg> 12 Wien Stadium New York, NY W 49 3 6,560 Lafayette Sends Columbia to 43d Straight Loss, 49-3 September 25, 1988 81 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57459178/1988-s24-briefs/ October 1 @ Colgate 8 Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY W 42 35 6,200 Lafayette Ends 20-Year Skid Against Colgate October 2, 1988 7E, 6E Press & Sun-Bulletin Binghamton, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57460972/1988-colgate-lafayette/ October 8 @ Bucknell 6 Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA W 52 35 9,820 Leopards Win Offensive Battle Wayne Baker October 9, 1988 27 The Daily Item Sunbury, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57467243/1988-bucknell-lafayette/ October 15 @ Army<ncg> 5 Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 17 24 40,570 Army Grounds Lafayette Pete Colaizzo October 16, 1988 1D Poughkeepsie Journal Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57483856/1988-lafayette-army/ October 22 1988 Mercyhurst Lakers Mercyhurst<ncg> 7 Fisher Field Easton, PA W 50 18 October 29 Cornell<ncg> 7 Fisher Field Easton, PA T 21 21 9,500 Cornell Ties Powerful Lafayette, 21-21 Chris Dennehy October 31, 1988 B1 The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27624121/ November 5 Penn<ncg> 18 Fisher Field Easton, PA L 17 31 3,500 Slide Continues for Lafayette with a 31-17 Defeat by Penn Terry Larimer November 6, 1988 C3 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57502318/1988-lafayette-penn/ November 12 @ Davidson Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC W 38 13 600 Davidson Mistakes Lead to Loss, 0-10 John Edwards November 13, 1988 10C The Charlotte Observer Charlotte, N.C. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57504011/1988-lafayette-davidson/ November 19 Lehigh Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry) W 52 45 17,500 Lafayette Wins Offensive Show 52-45; Most Points in 104 Years Ted Meixell November 20, 1988 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57504968/1988-lafayette-lehigh/ References Lafayette Category:Lafayette Leopards football seasons Category:Patriot League football champion seasons Lafayette Leopards football