2001 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 2001 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his second season as head coach. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

2001 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Patriot League
2001 record	2–8 (1–6 Patriot)
Head coach	Frank Tavani (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Faragalli (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	John Loose (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Fisher Field at Fisher Stadium (Capacity: 13,750)

2001 Patriot League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Lehigh $^		7	–	0					11	–	1
Colgate		5	–	1					7	–	3
Fordham		5	–	2					7	–	4
Bucknell		4	–	3					6	–	4
Holy Cross		3	–	4					4	–	6
Towson		2	–	5					3	–	7
Lafayette		1	–	6					2	–	8
Georgetown		0	–	6					3	–	7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Lafayette's September 15 game at Princeton was canceled due to college football's collective decision to postpone games following the September 11 attacks.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	1:00 p.m.	at Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, Maryland		L 13–16 ^OT	2,810[1]
September 15	7:00 p.m.	at Princeton*	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	Lafayette Sports Network	cancelled
September 22	1:30 p.m.	Pennsylvania*	Fisher Field Easton, PA (81st Meeting)	LSN	L 0–37	7,128[2]
September 29	1:00 p.m.	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Cambridge, MA		L 14–38	5,803[3]
October 6	1:00 p.m.	Columbia*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	LSN	W 31–14	2,912[4]
October 13	1:00 p.m.	Bucknell	Fisher Field Easton, PA	LSN	L 16–17	4,521[5]
October 20	1:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	LSN	L 53–63	13,219[6]
October 27	1:30 p.m.	Colgate	Fisher Field Easton, PA	LSN	L 16–20	4,756[7]
November 3	12:30 p.m.	Fordham	Fisher Field Easton, PA	LSN	L 24–45	3,981[8]
November 10	12:30 p.m.	at Georgetown	Multi-Sport Field Washington, D.C.		W 37–17	1,786[9]
November 17	12:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA (137th Meeting)	LSN	L 6–41	15,600[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from FCS Coaches Poll Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Lafayette at Towson". Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
2. "Lafayette vs. Penn".
3. "Lafayette at Harvard".
4. "Lafayette vs. Columbia".
5. "Lafayette vs. Bucknell".
6. "Lafayette at Holy Cross".
7. "Lafayette vs. Colgate".
8. "Lafayette vs. Fordham".
9. "Lafayette at Georgetown".
10. "Lafayette at Lehigh".