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American college football season

1994 Lafayette Leopards football
Patriot League champion
ConferencePatriot League
Record5–6 (5–0 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Harrison Bailey
  • Erik Marsh
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons← 19931995 →
1994 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lafayette $ 5 – 0 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Lehigh 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Holy Cross 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Bucknell 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Colgate 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Fordham 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1994 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Leopards won the Patriot League championship.

In their 14th year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 5–6 record. Harrison Bailey and Erik Marsh were the team captains.

The Leopards outscored opponents 230 to 202. Their undefeated (5–0) conference record placed first in the six-team Patriot League standings.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10 East Stroudsburg L 14–31 6,219
September 17 at No. 20 Penn* L 7–27 10,714
September 24 Hofstra*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 6–27 7,220
October 1 at Columbia* L 13–28 1,610
October 8 Dartmouth*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 15–27 5,989
October 15 at Navy* L 0–7 20,511
October 22 Holy Cross
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 17–9 8,928
October 29 at Bucknell W 56–14 8,288
November 5 at Colgate W 14–6 2,300
November 12 at Fordham W 34–6 2,654
November 19 Lehigh W 54–20 13,734

References

  1. "Lafayette Football 1963-1994". 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. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. Meixell, Ted (September 11, 1994). "ESU Pulls Off Big Win in Big Way Over 'Pards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Meixell, Ted (September 18, 1994). "Penn Pounds 'Pards: Slide Continues for Lafayette 27-7". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Meixell, Ted (September 25, 1994). "Lafayette Suffers Third Setback". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Meixell, Ted (October 2, 1994). "Columbia's 28-13 Victory Is a Killer for Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Meixell, Ted (October 9, 1994). "Leopards' Loss Is No Surprise". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 9, 1994. p. 61.
  9. Goldstein, Alan (October 16, 1994). "Navy Ends 10-Game Skid with Shutout; McGrew's TD Beats Lafayette 7-0". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 10C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Meixell, Ted (October 23, 1994). "At Last, Lafayette Victorious; Tops Holy Cross Convincingly". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Courogen, Chris A. (October 30, 1994). "No Mistake About It, 'Pards Pound Bucknell". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Schwan, Tom (November 6, 1994). "Lafayette Rallies, then Holds Off Colgate 14-6". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Division I-AA Stats". The Miami Herald (Palm Beach ed.). Miami, Fla. November 6, 1994. p. 2D.
  13. Meixell, Ted (November 13, 1994). "Lafayette Clinches Tie for Title". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "East Statistics". The Miami Herald (Palm Beach ed.). Miami, Fla. November 6, 1994. p. 4D.
  14. Blockus, Gary R. (November 20, 1994). "Lafayette Captures Patriot: Routs Rival Lehigh 54-20; 214 for Marsh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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