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American college football season
The 1991 Lafayette Leopards football team was an
American football team that represented
Lafayette College during the
1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Lafayette tied for second in the
Patriot League .
In their eleventh year under head coach
Bill Russo , the Leopards compiled a 6–5 record.
[1] Dave Levine and Tim Moncman were the team captains.
[2]
The Leopards outscored opponents 312 to 277. Lafayette's 3–2 conference record earned a three-way tie for second in the six-team Colonial League standings.
[3]
Lafayette played its home games at
Fisher Field on
College Hill in
Easton, Pennsylvania .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 14
Buffalo *
W 42–21 4,312
[4]
September 21 at
Virginia Military *
L 21–42 6,825
[5]
September 28 at
Yale *
L 14–24 10,411
[6]
October 5 at
Penn *
W 20–12 8,712
[7]
October 12
Bucknell
W 20–16 8,205
[8]
October 19
Columbia *
W 30–15 5,113
[9]
October 26 at
Hofstra *
L 17–60 6,712
[10]
November 2 at No. 3
Holy Cross
L 14–48 10,331
[11]
November 9
Fordham *
W 33–7 1,731
[12]
November 16
Colgate
W 48–31 3,187
[13]
November 23 at
Lehigh
L 18–36 19,110
[14]
References
^ "Lafayette Football 1963-1986".
2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF) . Easton, Pa.:
Lafayette College . p. 105. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
^ "Team Captains 1882-2019".
2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF) . Easton, Pa.:
Lafayette College . p. 97. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results".
Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF) . Center Valley, Pa.:
Patriot League . 2020. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2020 .
^ Meixell, Ted (September 15, 1991).
"Lafayette Rallies Past Buffalo" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"VMI 42, Lafayette 21" .
The Greenville News . Greenville, S.C. September 22, 1991. p. 7C – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Meixell, Ted (September 29, 1991).
"A Frustrating and Maddening Day for the Leopards" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Missanelli, M.G. (October 6, 1991).
"Third Loss Is the Hardest: Penn Falls to Lafayette" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-E – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Meixell, Ted (October 13, 1991).
"Lafayette Wins Ugly over Bucknell 20-16" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C6 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Meixell, Ted (October 20, 1991).
"Kahn Is Unexpected Hero for Leopards" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via
Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in
"Lafayette, 30-15" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass.
Associated Press . October 20, 1991. p. 65 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ "The Flying-High Dutchmen Trounce Lafayette".
The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 27, 1991. p. S8, S7.
^ Monahan, Bob (November 3, 1991).
"Holy Cross Drives Through Lafayette" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ "Lafayette 33, Fordham 7".
The New York Times . New York, N.Y.
Associated Press . November 10, 1991. p. S8, S7.
^ Meixell, Ted (November 17, 1991).
"Lafayette 'Busts Out' to Whip Colgate 48-31" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Meixell, Ted (November 24, 1991).
"Kempa Steers Lehigh to 36-18 Win" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via
Newspapers.com .
Venues
The Quad (1882–1893)
March Field (1894–1925)
Fisher Stadium (1926–present)
Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People
Seasons National championship seasons in bold