2016 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 2016 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards were led by 17th year head coach Frank Tavani and played their home games at Fisher Field. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 2–9, 1–5 in Patriot League play to finish in sixth place.

2016 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Patriot League
2016 record	2–9 (1–5 Patriot)
Head coach	Frank Tavani (17th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mickey Fein
Defensive coordinator	Art Link (3rd season)
Home stadium	Fisher Field (Capacity: 13,132)

2016 Patriot League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Lehigh $^		6	–	0					9	–	3
Fordham		5	–	1					8	–	3
Colgate		4	–	2					5	–	5
Bucknell		3	–	3					4	–	7
Holy Cross		2	–	4					4	–	7
Lafayette		1	–	5					2	–	9
Georgetown		0	–	6					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

On November 29, head coach Frank Tavani was fired.[1] He finished at Lafayette with a 17 year record of 84–107.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 pm	at Central Connecticut*	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NECFR	W 24–10	4,117
September 10	6:00 pm	Delaware*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	WBPH-TV	L 6–24	6,828
September 17	5:00 pm	at Princeton*	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	ESPN3	L 31–35	13,420
September 24	6:00 pm	No. 19 Villanova*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	WBPH-TV	L 14–31	7,441
October 1	3:30 pm	Holy Cross	Fisher Field Easton, PA	WBPH-TV	L 28–38	4,948
October 8	1:00 pm	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	PLN	L 34–58	3,864
October 15	12:00 pm	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 7–62	38,894
October 22	1:00 pm	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	WBPH-TV	L 17–42	2,146
October 29	12:30 pm	Georgetown	Fisher Field Easton, PA	WBPH-TV	W 17–3	4,878
November 12	1:00 pm	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	WBPH-TV	L 17–38	4,859
November 19	12:30 pm	No. 19 Lehigh	Fisher Field Easton, PA (152nd meeting of The Rivalry)	WBPH-TV WFMZ	L 21–45	12,587
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	10	0	0	14	24
Blue Devils	0	3	7	0	10

Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	3	0	7	14	24
Leopards	3	0	3	0	6

at Princeton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	14	7	3	7	31
Tigers	7	14	14	0	35

Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Wildcats	7	10	14	0	31
Leopards	0	7	7	0	14

Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	10	3	3	22	38
Leopards	0	7	14	7	28

at Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	17	3	7	7	34
Rams	20	21	10	7	58

at Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	0	7	0	0	7
Black Knights	14	21	14	13	62

at Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	3	0	14	0	17
Bison	7	7	7	21	42

Georgetown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	0	3	0	0	3
Leopards	3	0	14	0	17

at Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	0	7	10	10	27
Raiders	10	14	7	7	38

Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Mountain Hawks	7	24	14	0	45
Leopards	0	7	6	8	21

References

1. http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lafayette/index.ssf/2016/11/post_19.html
2. "Lafayette Football Official Schedule". Lafayette College Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 15, 2015.