2007 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 2007 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his eighth season as head coach. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field at Fisher Stadium in Easton, Pennsylvania. All games were televised on the Lafayette Sports Network (LSN).

2007 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferencePatriot League
2007 record7–4 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Faragalli (8th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJohn Loose (8th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFisher Stadium
(Capacity: 13,132)
2007 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 20 Fordham $^  5 –1     8 –4  
Colgate  4 –2     7 –4  
Holy Cross  4 –2     7 –4  
Lafayette  4 –2     7 –4  
Lehigh  2 –4     5 –6  
Bucknell  1 –5     3 –8  
Georgetown  1 –5     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16:00 pmat Marist*
LSNW 49–108,452[1][2]
September 86:00 pmat Georgetown
LSNW 28–72,131[3]
September 156:00 pmat Penn*No. 25
LSNW 8–712,162[4][5]
September 226:00 pmPrinceton*No. 22
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNL 14–208,921[6][7]
October 66:00 pmColumbia*
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 29–07,492[8]
October 1312:00 pmat Harvard*
LSNL 17–3710,001[9][10]
October 201:00 pmFordham
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNL 23–348,312[11][12]
October 271:00 pmColgate
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNL 27–364,308[13][14]
November 31:00 pmBucknell
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 34–74,367[15][16]
November 1012:30 pmat Holy Cross
LSNW 31–214,487[17][18]
November 1712:30 pmat Lehigh
LSNW 21–1716,022[19][20]

References
  1. "Lafayette vs. Marist".
  2. Bostrom, Don (September 2, 2007). "Lafayette Lights up Marist for 49-10 Victory". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Lafayette at Georgetown".
  4. "Lafayette at Penn".
  5. Juliano, Joe (September 16, 2007). "Coach's Decision Haunts Quakers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Lafayette vs. Princeton".
  7. Haley, Craig (September 23, 2007). "Princeton Slips Past Lafayette as QB Foran Takes Command". The Times. Trenton, N.J. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
  8. "Lafayette vs. Columbia".
  9. "Lafayette at Harvard".
  10. Larson, Craig (October 14, 2007). "Crimson Pick Apart Lafayette". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D11 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Lafayette vs. Fordham".
  12. Bostrom, Don (October 21, 2007). "Fordham's Skelton Shoots Down 'Pards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Football". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. October 21, 2007. p. 13C.
  13. "Lafayette vs. Colgate".
  14. Faust, Rory (October 28, 2007). "Scott, Colgate Erase Lafayette's Faint Patriot League Hopes". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
  15. "Lafayette vs. Bucknell".
  16. Faust, Rory (November 4, 2007). "Inspired Leopards Won't Fade to Black". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
  17. "Lafayette at Holy Cross".
  18. Nordman, Dave (November 11, 2007). "Crusaders Run Into Trouble". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. "Lafayette at Lehigh".
  20. Groller, Keith (November 18, 2007). "Late Drive Lifts Lafayette Over Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.


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