2021 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 2021 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards, led by fifth-year head coach John Garrett, played their home games at Fisher Stadium as a member of the Patriot League.

2021 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	3–8 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach	John Garrett (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Doug McFadden (2nd season)
Home stadium	Fisher Stadium

2021 Patriot League football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 19 Holy Cross $^		6	–	0					10	–	3
Colgate		5	–	1					5	–	6
Fordham		4	–	2					6	–	5
Lehigh		3	–	3					3	–	8
Lafayette		2	–	4					3	–	8
Georgetown		1	–	5					2	–	8
Bucknell		0	–	6					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	2:00 p.m.	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	Stadium	L 14–35	30,012
September 11	6:00 p.m.	at William & Mary*	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		L 3–24	6,162
September 18	12:30 p.m.	No. 23 New Hampshire*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	ESPN+	L 13–19	2,623
September 25	3:30 p.m.	Penn*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA		W 24–14	3,730
October 2	3:30 p.m.	Fordham	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA		L 41–42	2,950
October 9	12:30 p.m.	Bucknell	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA		W 27–0	2,705
October 16	1:00 p.m.	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Allston, MA	ESPN+	L 3–30	5,641
October 30	12:30 p.m.	at Georgetown	Cooper Field Washington, DC	ESPN+	W 24–23	1,091
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	ESPN+	L 10–35	6,514
November 13	12:30 p.m.	at Colgate	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	ESPN+	L 13–20	2,296
November 20	12:30 p.m.	at Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	ESPN+	L 10–17	12,962
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time