2004 Lafayette Leopards football
Patriot League co-champion
ConferencePatriot League
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 19[1]
FCS CoachesNo. 19[2]
Record8–4 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Faragalli (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJohn Loose (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Lehigh +^   5 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 19 Lafayette +^   5 – 1     8 – 4  
Bucknell   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Colgate   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Fordham   2 – 4     5 – 6  
Holy Cross   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Georgetown   0 – 6     3 – 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his fifth season as head coach.

Lafayette played in its first post-season game ever at Delaware by virtue of winning the Patriot League co-championship. Tavani was named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award.

The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania. All games were televised by the Lafayette Sports Network (LSN).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 41:00 p.m.Marist*
LSNW 48–74,283[3]
September 111:00 p.m.at Georgetown
LSNW 17–61,842[4]
September 186:00 p.m.at Princeton*
LSNL 18–358,691[5]
September 251:00 p.m.at Richmond*
LSNW 21–165,121
October 21:00 p.m.Harvard*dagger
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
LSNL 23–385,365[6]
October 912:00 p.m.at Columbia*
LSNW 35–181,318[7]
October 161:00 p.m.at Bucknell
LSNW 14–133,026
October 231:00 p.m.at Fordham
LSNW 35–203,150[8]
November 612:30 p.m.at No. 24 Colgate
LSNL 19–224,514
November 1312:30 p.m.Holy Cross
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 56–204,543[9]
November 2012:30 p.m.No. 8 Lehigh
LSNW 14–714,000
November 273:00 p.m.at No. 10 Delaware*No. 25
LSN, CN8, CSTVL 14–2813,707[10]

References

  1. ^ "Final Sports Network's 2004 FCS College Football Poll". Archived from the original on September 22, 2012.
  2. ^ "Three Ranked in Final 2004 I-AA Polls". Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  3. ^ Shoemaker, Tim (September 5, 2004). "Marist Drilled by Lafayette in Debut". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Orton, Kathy (September 12, 2004). "Hoyas Are Unable to Take Advantage". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. p. E16 – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ Miller, Stephen (September 19, 2004). "Princeton Pummels Lafayette 35-18". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 19, 2004. p. C21.
  6. ^ Chamberlain, Tony (October 3, 2004). "Dawson Drives Crimson". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Miller, Stephen (October 10, 2004). "Leopards' McCourth Runs Wild in Win". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 10, 2004. p. C14.
  8. ^ Boell, John (October 24, 2004). "Maurer Makes Them Pay". Newsday. Melville, N.Y. p. B20 – via ProQuest.
  9. ^ Miller, Stephen (November 14, 2004). "McCourt, Lafayette Still Alive". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 14, 2004. p. D17.
  10. ^ Reid, Ron (November 28, 2004). "Delaware Ends Lafayette's Season". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.


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