2013 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 2013 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards were led by 14th year head coach Frank Tavani and played their home games at Fisher Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 5–7, 4–1 in Patriot League play to finish win the Patriot League championship. They received the league's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to New Hampshire.

2013 Lafayette Leopards football
Patriot League champion
NCAA Division I First Round, L 7–45 vs. New Hampshire
Conference	Patriot League
Record	5–7 (4–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Frank Tavani (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mickey Fein
Defensive coordinator	John Loose (14th season)
Home stadium	Fisher Stadium

2013 Patriot League football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Lafayette $^		4	–	1					5	–	7
Lehigh		3	–	2					8	–	3
Bucknell		3	–	2					6	–	5
Colgate		3	–	2					4	–	8
Holy Cross		1	–	4					3	–	9
Georgetown		1	–	4					2	–	9
No. 9 Fordham ^		0	–	0					12	–	2
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Fordham was ineligible for conference title because they previously offered football scholarships while other Patriot League members did not. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	6:00 pm	Sacred Heart*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN	L 24–26	6,238
September 14	6:00 pm	William & Mary*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN	L 6–34	6,348
September 21	6:00 pm	at Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	LSN	L 21–27	8,103
October 5	3:30 pm	Bucknell	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN	W 31–7	7,814
October 12	1:00 pm	at Princeton*	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	LSN	L 26–42	7,494
October 19	1:00 pm	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	LSN	L 16–35	8,185
October 26	1:00 pm	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	LSN	W 41–23	9,184
November 2	1:00 pm	at Georgetown	Multi-Sport Field Washington, DC	LSN	W 45–27	1,789
November 9	3:30 pm	Colgate	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN	L 24–28	8,763
November 16	3:30 pm	No. 5 Fordham	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN	W 27–14	5,939
November 23	12:30 pm	at No. 17 Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	WFMZ	W 50–28	16,129
November 30	12:00 pm	at No. 15 New Hampshire*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	L 7–45	3,286
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time