1983 Lafayette Leopards football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1983 Lafayette Leopards football Independent 6–5 Bill Russo 3rd Rich Doverspike Frank Novak Craig Williams Fisher Field The 1983 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third 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 Rich Doverspike, Frank Novak and Craig Williams 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 Starting the season with a four-game win streak, the Leopards made it into the NCAA Division I-AA rankings in the middle of the campaign, but were unranked by season's end. Lafayette played home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania. Schedule 1983 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee y y y September 10 1983 East Stroudsburg Warriors East Stroudsburg Fisher Field Easton, PA W 20 14 7,500 Lafayette Tops ESU -- 20-14 Ted Meixell September 11, 1983 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57009783/1983-lafayette-stroudsburg September 17 @ Davidson Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC W 35 12 2,600 Lafayette Bursts Davidson's Bubble Tom Sorensen September 20, 1981 11C The Charlotte Observer Charlotte, N.C. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57011104/1983-lafayette-davidson/ September 24 Columbia 17 Fisher Field Easton, PA W 34 29 10,750 Lafayette 34, Columbia 29 Associated Press September 27, 1983 7C Times Leader Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57039871/1983-columbia-lafayette/ October 1 Bucknell<hc> 15 Fisher Field Easton, PA W 33 3 9,200 Lafayette Defense Gets In on the Fun in 33-3 Win Marc Markowitz October 2, 1983 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57043713/1983-bucknell-lafayette/ October 8 Maine 12 Fisher Field Easton, PA L 38 39 6,800 Leone FG Upsets Lafayette Bob Haskell October 10, 1983 6 Bangor Daily News Bangor, Maine Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57045416/1983-lafayette-maine/ October 15 @ Penn 17 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 20 28 6,038 Penn Tops Lafayette, 28-20, to Defend the Ivies' Honor Mike Bruton October 16, 1983 9-E, 12-E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57047057/1983-lafayette-penn/ October 22 @ James Madison Madison Stadium Harrisonburg, VA W 31 14 12,800 Lafayette Capitalizes on Mistakes to Win October 23, 1983 C4 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57050079/1983-lafayette-madison/ October 29 Colgate Fisher Field Easton, PA L 7 21 10,700 Erenberg Sparks Colgate October 30, 1983 4C, 2C The Sunday Press Binghamton, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57051169/1983-colgate-lafayette/ November 5 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 33 41 10,117 Princeton Rally Tops Lafayette 41-33 Marc Markowitz November 6, 1983 C4 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57052381/1983-lafayette-princeton/ November 12 1983 Kutztown Golden Bears Kutztown Fisher Field Easton, PA W 28 13 November 19 @ Lehigh Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry) L 14 22 19,000 Lehigh Holds Off Lafayette 22-14 Mark Will-Weber November 20, 1983 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57054935/1983-lafayette-lehigh/ References Lafayette Category:Lafayette Leopards football seasons Lafayette Leopards football