2003 Lafayette Leopards football team

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2003 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferencePatriot League
Record5–6 (2–5 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Faragalli (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJohn Loose (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Colgate $^   7 0     15 1  
No. 23 Lehigh   6 1     8 3  
Fordham   4 3     9 3  
Bucknell   4 3     6 6  
Towson   3 4     6 6  
Lafayette   2 5     5 6  
Georgetown   1 6     4 8  
Holy Cross   1 6     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his fourth season as head coach.[1] The Leopards finished sixth out of eight in the Patriot League.

The Leopards played their home games at

Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania
. All games were televised on Leopard Sports Network (LSN).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 61:00 p.m.
Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
  • LSNW 49–04,928[2]
    September 131:00 p.m.at TowsonLSNL 13–191,600[3]
    September 271:00 p.m.Princeton*
    • Fisher Field
    • Easton, PA
    LSNW 28–137,107[4]
    October 41:00 p.m.Georgetown
    • Fisher Field
    • Easton, PA
    LSNL 10–172,238[5]
    October 111:00 p.m.Columbia*
    • Fisher Field
    • Easton, PA
    LSNW 41–278,358[6]
    October 181:00 p.m.at No. 22 Harvard*LSNL 27–348,326[7]
    October 251:00 p.m.No. 24 Fordhamdagger
    • Fisher Field
    • Easton, PA
    LSNL 30–328,253
    November 112:30 p.m.No. 12 Colgate
    • Fisher Field
    • Easton, PA
    LSNL 31–474,367
    November 812:30 p.m.Bucknell
    • Fisher Field
    • Easton, PA
    LSNW 35–173,658
    November 1512:30 p.m.at Holy CrossLSNW 41–132,821[8]
    November 2212:30 p.m.at LehighLSNL 10–3016,000[9]

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    References

    1. ^ a b "Lafayette Football 1963-2000". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 104. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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    4. Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe
      . Boston, Mass. September 28, 2003. p. C15.
    5. Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Scores and Summaries". The Washington Post
      . Washington, D.C. October 5, 2003. p. E10.
    6. Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe
      . Boston, Mass. October 12, 2003. p. C15.
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    8. ^ Forsberg, Chris (November 16, 2003). "'Saders Stuck in Slack Season". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D7 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 16, 2003. p. C17.
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