1984 Lafayette Leopards football team

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1984 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
CaptainFrank Corbo
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tennessee State   –   11 – 0 – 0
Georgia Southern   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Holy Cross   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Delaware   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Richmond ^   –   8 – 4 – 0
Eastern Washington   –   7 – 2 – 1
James Madison   –   6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –   6 – 5 – 0
Bucknell   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0
Lafayette   –   5 – 5 – 0
Lehigh   –   5 – 6 – 0
Florida A&M   –   3 – 6 – 1
Northeastern   –   3 – 7 – 0
Western Kentucky   –   2 – 9 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

In their fourth year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 5–5 record.[1] Frank Corbo was the team captain.[2]

Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 at Rhode Island
L 10–31 6,858 [3]
September 15 New Hampshire
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 7–21 4,200 [4]
September 22
Kutztown
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 16–3 [1]
September 29 at Columbia
W 23–14 4,034 [5]
October 6 at Maine
L 20–22 5,000 [6]
October 13 Connecticut
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 20–13 11,300 [7]
October 20 at No. 20 Colgate
L 20–41 6,500 [8]
November 3 at Bucknell
L 3–10 7,600 [9]
November 10
East Stroudsburg
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 44–38 4,250 [10]
November 17 Lehigh
W 28–7 17,000 [11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lafayette Football 1963-1986". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 104. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Team Captains 1882-2019". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 97. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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  5. ^ "Columbia Bows to Lafayette". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 30, 1984. p. S9.
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