1984 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1984 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1984 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceIndependent
1984 record5–5
Head coachBill Russo (4th season)
CaptainFrank Corbo
Home stadiumFisher Field
1984 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Tennessee State 0 –0 –0  11 –0 –0
Georgia Southern 0 –0 –0  8 –3 –0
No. 15 Holy Cross 0 –0 –0  8 –3 –0
No. 19 Delaware 0 –0 –0  8 –3 –0
No. 12 Richmond ^ 0 –0 –0  8 –4 –0
Eastern Washington 0 –0 –0  7 –2 –1
James Madison 0 –0 –0  6 –5 –0
William & Mary 0 –0 –0  6 –5 –0
Bucknell 0 –0 –0  5 –5 –0
Colgate 0 –0 –0  5 –5 –0
Lafayette 0 –0 –0  5 –5 –0
Lehigh 0 –0 –0  5 –6 –0
Florida A&M 0 –0 –0  3 –6 –1
Northeastern 0 –0 –0  3 –7 –0
Western Kentucky 0 –0 –0  2 –9 –0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

In their fourth year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 5–5 record.[1] Frank Corbo was the team captain.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 at Rhode Island
L 10–31 6,858 [3]
September 15 New Hampshire
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 7–21 4,200 [4]
September 22 Kutztown
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 16–3 [1]
September 29 at Columbia
W 23–14 4,034 [5]
October 6 at Maine
L 20–22 5,000 [6]
October 13 Connecticut
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 20–13 11,300 [7]
October 20 at No. 20 Colgate
L 20–41 6,500 [8]
November 3 at Bucknell
L 3–10 7,600 [9]
November 10 East Stroudsburg
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 44–38 4,250 [10]
November 17 Lehigh
W 28–7 17,000 [11]
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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. "URI Takes to the Air". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 9, 1984. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Garron Powers the Way for UNH". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 16, 1984. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Columbia Bows to Lafayette". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 30, 1984. p. S9.
  6. Haskell, Bob (October 7, 1984). "Black Bears Tip Lafayette 22-20 for First Win". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Smith, George (October 14, 1984). "Failed Kick Costly in UConn Loss". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. C13, C18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Groller, Keith (October 21, 1984). "Leopards Fall 41-20 to Colgate". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Groller, Keith (November 4, 1984). "Bisons Trip Lafayette 10-3". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Groller, Keith (November 11, 1984). "Lafayette Outscores ESU 44-38". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Will-Weber, Mark (November 18, 1984). "Lafayette 'D' Keys 28-7 Win". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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