2000 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferencePatriot League
Record2–9 (1–5 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Mike Levy
  • Phil Yarberough
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Lehigh $^   6 – 0     12 – 1  
Colgate   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Holy Cross   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Towson   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Bucknell   2 – 4     6 – 5  
Fordham   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Lafayette   1 – 5     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Leopards tied for last in the Patriot League.

In their first year under head coach Frank Tavani, the Leopards compiled a 2–9 record.[1] Mike Levy and Phil Yarberough were the team captains.[2]

The Leopards were outscored 350 to 244. Their 1–5 conference record tied for worst in the seven-team Patriot League standings.[3]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 Towson
L 42–20 5,229 [4]
September 16 Princeton*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 24–17 8,013 [5]
September 23 at Penn*
L 45–28 5,427 [6]
September 30 Harvard*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 42–19 4,728 [7]
October 7 at Columbia*
L 47–22 2,739 [8]
October 14 at Bucknell
L 42–30 [1]
October 21 Holy Crossdagger
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 28–13 6,723 [9]
October 28 at Colgate
L 17–14 5,290 [10]
November 4 at Fordham
L 31–28 3,138 [11]
November 11 at Duquesne*
L 23–14 4,703 [12]
November 18 No. 8 Lehigh
L 31–17 12,586 [13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lafayette Football 1963-2000". 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. ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Hickling, Dan (September 10, 2000). "Towson Pulls Away for 42-20 Rout of Lafayette". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 12D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Meixell, Ted (September 17, 2000). "The Glavic Era Begins, as 'Pards Top Princeton". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Meixell, Ted (September 24, 2000). "Lafayette Loses, Makes Decisions". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 1, 2000). "Harvard Drubs Lafayette, 42-19". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Crimson Ride Rose to a Romp on Road". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 1, 2000. p. D18.
  8. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 8, 2000). "'Pards' Tavani Still Chasing No. 2". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 8, 2000. p. C19.
  9. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 22, 2000). "Motivated Lafayette Downs Holy Cross, 28-13". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Colgate 17, Lafayette 14". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. October 29, 2000. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Meixell, Ted (November 5, 2000). "Leopards Lose Magic and Game to Fordham, 31-28". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Fordham 31, Lafayette 28". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. November 5, 2000. p. 9C.
  12. ^ Axelrod, Phil (November 12, 2000). "Un-Patriotic: Duquesne Disposes of Patriot League Foe Lafayette, 23-14". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pa. p. D-8 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Larimer, Terry (November 19, 2000). "Patient Lehigh Pounces on Leopards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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