1982 Lafayette Leopards football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1982 Lafayette Leopards football Independent 7–3 Bill Russo 2nd Bob Mahr Ed Stahl Fisher Field The 1982 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 7–3 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 Bob Mahr and Ed Stahl 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 Though the team went unranked in the Division I-AA Football Committee poll during the season, the five-game winning streak at the end of the schedule secured a No. 20 rank in the final week of the poll, released November 24. Lafayette played home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania. Schedule 1982 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Eastern y y y September 11 Rhode Island Fisher Field Easton, PA L 10 20 9,500 Rhode Island Wears Down Leopards in 2nd Half 20-10 Ted Meixell September 12, 1982 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56873145/1982-lafayette-uri/ September 18 2:02 p.m. @ Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 20 26 30,103–31,103 Army's 'Special' Teams Produce 26-20 Victory Over the Leopards Marc Markowitz September 19, 1982 C4 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56874513/1982-lafayette-army/ September 25 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY W 53 23 3,525 Leopards Roar -- 53-23 Marc Markowitz September 26, 1982 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56876065/1982-columbia-lafayette/ October 2 @ Bucknell Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA W 37 6 7,100 Leopards Roll to 37-6 Win Ted Meixell October 3, 1982 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56880132/1982-o2-call-chronicle/ October 9 @ Maine Alumni Field Orono, ME L 14 28 8,500 Bears Beat Lafayette, 28-14, but Lose Bouier Bob Haskell October 11, 1982 14 Bangor Daily News Bangor, Maine Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56881800/1982-lafayette-maine/ October 16 #10 Penn Fisher Field Easton, PA W 35 20 10,000 Penn Streak Halted, 35-20, by Lafayette Bill Livingston October 17, 1982 1-E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56883203/1982-lafayette-penn/ October 23 Davidson Fisher Field Easton, PA W 49 14 7,500 Lafayette rolls past Davidson September 23, 1982 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109092061/lafayette-rolls-past-davidson/ September 6, 2022 Newspapers.com November 6 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 47 37 12,417 Leopards Get Best of Offensive Show Keith Groller November 7, 1982 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56899099/1982-lafayette-princeton/ November 13 1982 Kutztown Golden Bears Kutztown Fisher Field Easton, PA W 36 3 4,500 November 22 Lehigh Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry) W 34 6 18,000 Lafayette Rips Lehigh; Leopards in Charge All the Way in 34-6 Walloping Marc Markowitz November 21, 1982 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56917566/1982-lafayette-lehigh/ NCAA Statistics; Schedule & Results (Lafayette) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/132578 National Collegiate Athletic Association November 8, 2024 References Lafayette Category:Lafayette Leopards football seasons Lafayette Leopards football