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American college football season
The 2000 Lafayette Leopards football team was an
American football team that represented
Lafayette College during the
2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Leopards tied for last in the
Patriot League.
In their first year under head coach
Frank Tavani, the Leopards compiled a 2–9 record.
[1] Mike Levy and Phil Yarberough were the team captains.
[2]
The Leopards were outscored 350 to 244. Their 1–5 conference record tied for worst in the seven-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 |
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September 9 |
Towson
| | L 42–20 | 5,229 |
[4]
|
September 16 |
Princeton*
| | W 24–17 | 8,013 |
[5]
|
September 23 | at
Penn*
| | L 45–28 | 5,427 |
[6]
|
September 30 |
Harvard*
| | L 42–19 | 4,728 |
[7]
|
October 7 | at
Columbia*
| | L 47–22 | 2,739 |
[8]
|
October 14 | at
Bucknell
| | L 42–30 | |
[1]
|
October 21 |
Holy Cross
| | W 28–13 | 6,723 |
[9]
|
October 28 | at
Colgate
| | L 17–14 | 5,290 |
[10]
|
November 4 | at
Fordham
| | L 31–28 | 3,138 |
[11]
|
November 11 | at
Duquesne*
| | L 23–14 | 4,703 |
[12]
|
November 18 | No. 8
Lehigh
| | L 31–17 | 12,586 |
[13]
|
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References
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a
b "Lafayette Football 1963-2000".
2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.:
Lafayette College. p. 104. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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^ "Team Captains 1882-2019".
2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.:
Lafayette College. p. 97. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results".
Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.:
Patriot League. 2020. p. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
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^ Hickling, Dan (September 10, 2000).
"Towson Pulls Away for 42-20 Rout of Lafayette".
The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 12D – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Meixell, Ted (September 17, 2000).
"The Glavic Era Begins, as 'Pards Top Princeton".
The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Meixell, Ted (September 24, 2000).
"Lafayette Loses, Makes Decisions".
The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Meixell, Ted (October 1, 2000).
"Harvard Drubs Lafayette, 42-19".
The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via
Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Crimson Ride Rose to a Romp on Road".
Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 1, 2000. p. D18.
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^ Meixell, Ted (October 8, 2000).
"'Pards' Tavani Still Chasing No. 2".
The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via
Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries".
Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 8, 2000. p. C19.
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^ Meixell, Ted (October 22, 2000).
"Motivated Lafayette Downs Holy Cross, 28-13".
The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^
"Colgate 17, Lafayette 14".
Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. October 29, 2000. p. 3B – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Meixell, Ted (November 5, 2000).
"Leopards Lose Magic and Game to Fordham, 31-28".
The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C2 – via
Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Fordham 31, Lafayette 28".
The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. November 5, 2000. p. 9C.
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^ Axelrod, Phil (November 12, 2000).
"Un-Patriotic: Duquesne Disposes of Patriot League Foe Lafayette, 23-14".
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pa. p. D-8 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Larimer, Terry (November 19, 2000).
"Patient Lehigh Pounces on Leopards".
The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via
Newspapers.com.
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Venues |
- The Quad (1882–1893)
- March Field (1894–1925)
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Fisher Stadium (1926–present)
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National championship seasons in bold |