1985 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Captains
  • John Anderson
  • Ryan Priest
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^   –   13 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Eastern Washington ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Richmond   –   8 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   7 – 3 – 1
Delaware   –   7 – 4 – 0
Tennessee State   –   7 – 4 – 0
No. 16 William & Mary   –   7 – 4 – 0
Lafayette   –   6 – 5 – 0
James Madison   –   5 – 6 – 0
Lehigh   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 6 – 1
Florida A&M   –   4 – 7 – 0
Western Kentucky   –   4 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –   3 – 7 – 0
Northeastern   –   2 – 8 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

In their fifth year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 6–5 record.[1] John Anderson and Ryan Priest were the team captains.[2]

This would be Lafayette's final year as an independent, before joining the Colonial League. Future league football opponents on the Leopards' 1985 schedule included Bucknell, Colgate, Lehigh and (1997-2003) Towson. The league was later renamed Patriot League, and continues to be Lafayette's home conference as of 2020.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14 at New Hampshire
W 20–7 10,126 [3]
September 21 Colgate
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 14–30 11,500 [4]
September 28 Columbia
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 20–0 3,500 [5]
October 5 at Cornell
W 17–3 10,008 [6]
October 12 James Madisondagger
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 20–13 10,500 [7]
October 19 at Navy
L 14–56 28,402 [8]
October 26 at Rhode Island
L 21–41 12,933 [9]
November 2 Towson State
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 24–27 2,000 [10]
November 9 Bucknell
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 47–0 5,500 [11]
November 16 Kutztown
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 23–7 350 [12]
November 23 at Lehigh
L 19–24 17,000 [13]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Lafayette 20, UNH 7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 15, 1985. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Meixell, Ted (September 22, 1985). "No 'Big Plays' for Leopards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lafayette Keeps Columbia on the Skids". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. September 29, 1985. pp. S-9, S-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 6, 1985). "McIntyre Rallies Lafayette 17-3". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 13, 1985). "Leopards Prove to Be Confident". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 20, 1985). "Navy Dominates Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ehrhardt, URI Keep Flying, 41-21". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 27, 1985. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Meixell, Ted (November 3, 1985). "Unbeaten Towson Hands Lafayette 3rd Loss in Row". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Meixell, Ted (November 10, 1985). "47-0 'Laugher' for Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Meixell, Ted (November 10, 1985). "Lafayette Tops Stubborn Kutztown 23-7". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Meixell, Ted (November 24, 1985). "Lehigh's Horn, Defense Thwart Lafayette 24-19". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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