2002 Lafayette Leopards football team

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2002 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferencePatriot League
Record7–5 (5–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Faragalli (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJohn Loose (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Fordham +^   6 1     10 3  
No. 25 Colgate +   6 1     9 3  
Lafayette   5 2     7 5  
Lehigh   4 3     8 4  
Towson   3 4     6 5  
Georgetown   2 5     5 6  
Holy Cross   2 5     4 8  
Bucknell   0 7     2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his third season as head coach.

The Leopards played their home games at

Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania
. Most games were broadcast on the Lafayette Sports Network, or LSN.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 71:00 p.m.
Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
  • LSNW 30–295,223[1][2]
    September 141:00 p.m.Towson
    • Fisher Field
    • Easton, PA
    LSNW 23–75,386[3]
    September 211:00 p.m.Penn*
    • Fisher Field
    • Easton, PA
    LSNL 21–527,947[4]
    September 287:00 p.m.at
    Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
  • LSNL 19–3413,275[5]
    October 51:00 p.m.at Duquesne*L 22–234,907[6]
    October 121:30 p.m.at Columbia*W 28–211,306[7]
    October 191:30 p.m.Georgetowndagger
    • Fisher Field
    • Easton, PA
    LSNW 35–177,699[8]
    October 261:00 p.m.at FordhamLSNL 26–334,800[9]
    November 212:30 p.m.at
    Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
  • LSNL 24–313,136
    November 912:30 p.m.BucknellLSNW 19–36,202[10]
    November 1612:30 p.m.Holy Cross
    • Fisher Field
    • Easton, PA
    LSNW 42–132,207[11]
    November 2312:30 p.m.No. 20 Lehigh
    LSNW 14–713,750[12]

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