1985 Lafayette Leopards football team
The 1985 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
| 1985 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1985 record | 6–5 |
| Head coach | Bill Russo (5th season) |
| Captains |
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| Home stadium | Fisher Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Georgia Southern ^ | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Eastern Washington ^ | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Richmond | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 William & Mary | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 14 | at New Hampshire | W 20–7 | 10,126 | [3] | |||
| September 21 | Colgate |
| L 14–30 | 11,500 | [4] | ||
| September 28 | Columbia |
| W 20–0 | 3,500 | [5] | ||
| October 5 | at Cornell | W 17–3 | 10,008 | [6] | |||
| October 12 | James Madison |
| 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 |
| L 24–27 | 2,000 | [10] | ||
| November 9 | Bucknell |
| W 47–0 | 5,500 | [11] | ||
| November 16 | Kutztown |
| W 23–7 | 350 | [12] | ||
| November 23 | at Lehigh | L 19–24 | 17,000 | [13] | |||
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References
- "Lafayette Football 1963-1986". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 104. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- "Team Captains 1882-2019". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 97. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- "Lafayette 20, UNH 7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 15, 1985. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
- Meixell, Ted (September 22, 1985). "No 'Big Plays' for Leopards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lafayette Keeps Columbia on the Skids". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. September 29, 1985. pp. S-9, S-10 – via Newspapers.com.
- Meixell, Ted (October 6, 1985). "McIntyre Rallies Lafayette 17-3". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- Meixell, Ted (October 13, 1985). "Leopards Prove to Be Confident". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- Meixell, Ted (October 20, 1985). "Navy Dominates Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ehrhardt, URI Keep Flying, 41-21". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 27, 1985. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
- Meixell, Ted (November 3, 1985). "Unbeaten Towson Hands Lafayette 3rd Loss in Row". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- Meixell, Ted (November 10, 1985). "47-0 'Laugher' for Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
- Meixell, Ted (November 10, 1985). "Lafayette Tops Stubborn Kutztown 23-7". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
- 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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