2011 Lafayette Leopards football team

2011 Lafayette Leopards football
2011 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	4–7 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach	Frank Tavani (12th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mickey Fein
Defensive coordinator	John Loose (12th season)
Home stadium	Fisher Stadium
	Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

The 2011 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards were led by 12th year head coach Frank Tavani and played their home games at Fisher Stadium. They are a member of the Patriot League.

2011 Patriot League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Lehigh $^	6	–	0	11	–	2
Georgetown	4	–	2	8	–	3
Holy Cross	4	–	2	6	–	5
Bucknell	3	–	3	6	–	5
Colgate	2	–	4	5	–	6
Lafayette	2	–	4	4	–	7
Fordham	0	–	6	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Fordham was ineligible for conference title because they offered football scholarships while other Patriot League members did not. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The Leopards' season opener at North Dakota State was the furthest west the team has ever traveled and was the squad's first contest played indoors since Lafayette faced Washington & Jefferson at the Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall in 1930.

They finished the season 4–7, 2–4 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:00 pm	at No. 11 North Dakota State*	Fargodome Fargo, ND		L 6–42	17,023	^[1]
September 10	6:00 pm	at Georgetown	Multi-Sport Field Washington, DC		L 13–14	2,435
September 17	6:00 pm	at Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	LSN/MASN	W 37–12	9,438
September 24	6:00 pm	at Stony Brook*	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	LSN/MASN	L 20–37	8,278
October 1	6:00 pm	Harvard*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN/MASN	L 3–31	4,512
October 15	6:00 pm	Yale*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN/MASN	W 28–19	4,872
October 22	1:00 pm	Fordham	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN/MASN	W 45–24	5,567
October 29	6:00 pm	Bucknell	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN/MASN	L 13–39	3,604
November 5	6:00 pm	Colgate	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN/MASN	W 37–24 ^OT	5,129
November 12	12:30 pm	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	LSN/MASN	L 24–29	4,281
November 19	12:30 pm	at No. 6 Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	ESPN3	L 13–37	16,013
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References edit

^ "Lafayette loses big to North Dakota". The Morning Call. September 4, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "Lafayette loses big to North Dakota". The Morning Call. September 4, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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