2004 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 2004 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his fifth season as head coach.

2004 Lafayette Leopards football
Patriot League co-champion
I-AA Playoffs First Round, L 14–28 vs. Delaware
Conference	Patriot League
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 19[1]
FCS Coaches	No. 19[2]
2004 record	8–4 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Frank Tavani (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Faragalli (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	John Loose (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Fisher Field (Capacity: 13,750)

2004 Patriot League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Lehigh +^		5	–	1					9	–	3
No. 19 Lafayette +^		5	–	1					8	–	4
Bucknell		4	–	2					7	–	4
Colgate		4	–	2					7	–	4
Fordham		2	–	4					5	–	6
Holy Cross		1	–	5					3	–	8
Georgetown		0	–	6					3	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Lafayette played in its first post-season game ever at Delaware by virtue of winning the Patriot League co-championship. Tavani was named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award.

The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania. All games were televised by the Lafayette Sports Network (LSN).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	1:00 p.m.	Marist*		Fisher Field Easton, PA	LSN	W 48–7	4,283	[3][4]
September 11	1:00 p.m.	at Georgetown		Harbin Field Washington, DC	LSN	W 17–6	1,842	[5][6]
September 18	6:00 p.m.	at Princeton*		Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	LSN	L 18–35	8,691	[7][8]
September 25	1:00 p.m.	at Richmond*		University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	LSN	W 21–16	5,121	[9][10]
October 2	1:00 p.m.	Harvard*		Fisher Field Easton, PA	LSN	L 23–38	5,365	[11][12]
October 9	12:00 p.m.	at Columbia*		Wien Stadium New York, NY	LSN	W 35–18	1,318	[13][14]
October 16	1:00 p.m.	at Bucknell		Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	LSN	W 14–13	3,026	[15]
October 23	1:00 p.m.	at Fordham		Coffey Field Bronx, NY	LSN	W 35–20	3,150	[16][17]
November 6	12:30 p.m.	at No. 24 Colgate		Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	LSN	L 19–22	4,514	[18]
November 13	12:30 p.m.	Holy Cross		Fisher Field Easton, PA	LSN	W 56–20	4,543	[19][20]
November 20	12:30 p.m.	No. 8 Lehigh		Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	LSN	W 14–7	14,000	[21]
November 27	3:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Delaware*	No. 24	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Div. I-AA playoffs)	LSN, CN8, CSTV	L 14–28	13,707	[22][23]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from FCS Coaches Poll Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Final Sports Network's 2004 FCS College Football Poll". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22.
2. "Three Ranked in Final 2004 I-AA Polls". Archived from the original on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
3. "Lafayette vs. Marist".
4. Shoemaker, Tim (September 5, 2004). "Marist Drilled by Lafayette in Debut". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Lafayette at Georgetown".
6. Orton, Kathy (September 12, 2004). "Hoyas Are Unable to Take Advantage". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. p. E16 – via ProQuest.
7. "Lafayette at Princeton".
8. Miller, Stephen (September 19, 2004). "Princeton Pummels Lafayette 35-18". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 19, 2004. p. C21.
9. "Lafayette at Richmond".
10. Miller, Stephen (September 26, 2004). "Lafayette Swats Spiders 21-16". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Atlantic 10 Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 26, 2004. p. C18.
11. "Lafayette vs. Harvard".
12. Chamberlain, Tony (October 3, 2004). "Dawson Drives Crimson". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Lafayette at Columbia".
14. Miller, Stephen (October 10, 2004). "Leopards' McCourth Runs Wild in Win". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 10, 2004. p. C14.
15. "Lafayette at Bucknell".
16. "Lafayette at Fordham".
17. Boell, John (October 24, 2004). "Maurer Makes Them Pay". Newsday. Melville, N.Y. p. B20 – via ProQuest.
18. "Lafayette at Colgate".
19. "Lafayette vs. Holy Cross".
20. Miller, Stephen (November 14, 2004). "McCourt, Lafayette Still Alive". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 14, 2004. p. D17.
21. "Lafayette vs. Lehigh".
22. "Lafayette at Delaware".
23. Reid, Ron (November 28, 2004). "Delaware Ends Lafayette's Season". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.