The 1998 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Leopards tied for third in the Patriot League.
| 1998 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 3–8 (3–3 Patriot) |
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| Home stadium | Fisher Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Lehigh $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Colgate ^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their 18th year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 3–8 record.[1] Angel Colon, Damian Wroblewski and Andy Zabinski were the team captains.[2]
The Leopards were outscored 271 to 190. Their 3–3 conference record tied for third place in the seven-team Patriot League standings.[3]
Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 12 | at Northeastern* | L 7–41 | 2,262 | [4] | |||
| September 19 | Buffalo* | L 14–16 | 3,834 | [1] | |||
| September 26 | Brown* |
| L 21–23 | 7,359 | [5] | ||
| October 3 | at Dartmouth* | L 10–13 OT | 5,903 | [6] | |||
| October 10 | at Towson | W 27–7 | 3,468 | [7] | |||
| October 17 | Princeton *
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| L 0–28 | 8,039 | [8] | ||
| October 24 | at Bucknell | L 22–33 | 8,500 | [9] | |||
| October 31 | Holy Cross |
| W 28–17 | 3,842 | [10] | ||
| November 7 | at Fordham | W 27–20 | 1,711 | [11] | |||
| November 14 | at Colgate | L 27–42 | 3,006 | [12] | |||
| November 21 | No. 17 Lehigh |
| L 7–31 | 13,158 | [13] | ||
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References edit
- ^ a b "Lafayette Football 1963-1998". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 104. 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. 6. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ Monahan, Bob (September 13, 1998). "Vallett Steps in, Leads NU in a Runaway". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. F17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (September 27, 1998). "Snake-Bit Lafayette Loses on 'Blocked' FG". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Greenidge, Jim (October 4, 1998). "Dartmouth Kicks In, Tops Lafayette in OT". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ewell, Christian (October 11, 1998). "27-7 Defeat Sends Towson Skidding to 3-3". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 8E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (October 18, 1998). "Princeton Ruins Homecoming, Dominating Lafayette 28-0". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Corbett, Matt (October 25, 1998). "Bucknell Gets Over Fright-Filled Half; Bison Down Lafayette with Big Second Half". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (November 1, 1998). "Big Plays Lift Lafayette to Victory Over Holy Cross". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "N.E. Football Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 1, 1998. p. C18.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (November 8, 1998). "Defense Saves Lafayette's Bacon at Fordham". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Summaries". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. November 8, 1998. p. 9C.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (November 15, 1998). "Mistakes Again Cost Lafayette in Loss to Colgate". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (November 22, 1998). "Perfection! Lehigh Wins Record 12th Straight, 31-7 Over Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football: Others". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Fla. November 22, 1998. p. C-7.