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American college football season
The 1995 Lafayette Leopards football team was an
American football team that represented
Lafayette College during the
1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Lafayette finished third in the
Patriot League .
In their 15th year under head coach
Bill Russo , the Leopards compiled a 4–6–1 record.
[1] Glenn Hunzinger, Gavin Morrissey and Jarrett Shine were the team captains.
[2]
The Leopards were outscored 250 to 176. Lafayette's 3–2 conference record placed third in the six-team Patriot 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 9 at
Buffalo *
W 24–17 6,058
[4]
September 16 at
Hofstra *
L 0–26 4,372
[5]
September 23 No. 16
Penn *
L 8 28 7,895
[6]
September 30
Columbia *
T 10–10 8,156
[7]
October 7 at
Dartmouth *
L 7–14 3,108
[8]
October 14 at
Princeton *
L 0–41 6,109
[9]
October 21 at
Holy Cross
W 27–17 4,128
[10]
October 28 at
Bucknell
L 11–30 5,061
[11]
November 4
Colgate
W 35–9 4,065
[12]
November 11
Fordham *
W 24–21 OT 3,714
[13]
November 18 at
Lehigh
L 30–37 OT 15,412
[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. 5. Retrieved August 10, 2020 .
^ Meixell, Ted (September 10, 1995).
"Young Leopards Buffalo 1st Foe" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via
Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "IAA-Summaries".
Sun-Sentinel . Fort Lauderdale, Fla. September 10, 1995. p. 7D.
^ Meixell, Ted (September 17, 1995).
"Lafayette Falls to Hofstra 26-0" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via
Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "I-AA Summaries".
Sun-Sentinel . Fort Lauderdale, Fla. September 17, 1995. p. 5D.
^ Meixell, Ted (September 24, 1995).
"Penn Shows Gap Still Wide in a 28-8 Win Over Leopards" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Meixell, Ted (October 1, 1995).
"Late Columbia TD Forces a 10-10 Tie with the Leopards" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Robbins, Paul (October 8, 1995).
"Lafayette Fails to Capitalize in 14-7 Loss at Dartmouth" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via
Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "Dartmouth, 14-7".
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 8, 1995. p. 67.
^ Meixell, Ted (October 15, 1995).
"Princeton Wallops Leopards" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Doyle, Bill (October 22, 1995).
"Finally, a Win on Same Day: Lafayette Tops Holy Cross; Moore Shines" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Meixell, Ted (October 29, 1995).
"Bucknell Puts Crimp in Self-Destructive 'Pards' Hopes" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Meixell, Ted (November 5, 1995).
"Moore Carries Lafayette Past Winless Colgate 35-9" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Meixell, Ted (November 12, 1995).
"Lafayette's 2 OT-Win Is 'Special' Delivered" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Meixell, Ted (November 19, 1995).
"Lehigh Engineers a Miracle; Comeback, Catch in OT Clinch Patriot Title" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – 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