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American college football season
The 2016 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards were led by 17th year head coach Frank Tavani and played their home games at Fisher Field. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 2–9, 1–5 in Patriot League play to finish in sixth place.
On November 29, head coach Frank Tavani was fired.[1] He finished at Lafayette with a 17 year record of 84–107.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 PM | at Central Connecticut* | | NECFR | W 24–10 | 4,117 |
September 10 | 6:00 PM | Delaware* | | WBPH-TV | L 6–24 | 6,828 |
September 17 | 5:00 PM | at Princeton* | | ESPN3 | L 31–35 | 13,420 |
September 24 | 6:00 PM | No. 19 Villanova* | | WBPH-TV | L 14–31 | 7,441 |
October 1 | 3:30 PM | Holy Cross![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | WBPH-TV | L 28–38 | 4,948 |
October 8 | 1:00 PM | at Fordham | | PLN | L 34–58 | 3,864 |
October 15 | 12:00 PM | at Army* | | CBSSN | L 7–62 | 38,894 |
October 22 | 1:00 PM | at Bucknell | | WBPH-TV | L 17–42 | 2,146 |
October 29 | 12:30 PM | Georgetown | | WBPH-TV | W 17–3 | 4,878 |
November 12 | 1:00 PM | at Colgate | | WBPH-TV | L 17–38 | 4,859 |
November 19 | 12:30 PM | No. 19 Lehigh | | WBPH-TV WFMZ | L 21–45 | 12,587 |
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Game summaries
at Central Connecticut
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1
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2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Leopards
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10
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
24 |
Blue Devils
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
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1–1
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1981
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LAF, 51–0
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Delaware
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Fightin' Blue Hens
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
14 |
24 |
Leopards
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0 |
6 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
7–19
|
2015
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DEL, 19–9
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at Princeton
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Leopards
|
14
|
7
|
3
|
7 |
31 |
Tigers
|
7
|
14
|
14
|
0 |
35 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
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4–41–3
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2015
|
PRIN, 40–7
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Villanova
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#19 Wildcats
|
7
|
10
|
14
|
0 |
31 |
Leopards
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
14 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
4–0
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1920
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LAF, 34–0
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Holy Cross
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Crusaders
|
10
|
3
|
3
|
22 |
38 |
Leopards
|
0
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
28 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
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16–14
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2015
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HOLY, 42–0
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at Fordham
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Leopards
|
17
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
34 |
Rams
|
20
|
21
|
10
|
7 |
58 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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22–11–1
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2015
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FORD, 35–7
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at Army
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Leopards
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Black Knights
|
14
|
21
|
14
|
13 |
62 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
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1–17
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1997
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ARMY, 41–14
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at Bucknell
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Leopards
|
3
|
0
|
14
|
0 |
17 |
Bison
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
21 |
42 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
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Result
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52–35–6
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2015
|
BUCK, 35–24
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Georgetown
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hoyas
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
Leopards
|
3
|
0
|
14
|
0 |
17 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
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12–7
|
2015
|
GEORG, 38–7
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at Colgate
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Leopards
|
0
|
7
|
10
|
10 |
27 |
Raiders
|
10
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
38 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
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Result
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13–42–4
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2015
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GATE, 28–19
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Lehigh
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#19 Mountain Hawks
|
7
|
24
|
14
|
0 |
45 |
Leopards
|
0
|
7
|
6
|
8 |
21 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
|
Result
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78–68–5
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2015
|
LEH, 49–35
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References
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Venues |
- The Quad (1882–1893)
- March Field (1894–1925)
- Fisher Stadium (1926–present)
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Culture & lore | |
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People | |
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