2004 Lafayette Leopards football team

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. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

2004 Lafayette Leopards football
Patriot League co-champion
ConferencePatriot League
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 19[1]
FCS CoachesNo. 19[2]
2004 record8–4 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coachFrank Tavani (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorMike Faragalli (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJohn Loose (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFisher Field at Fisher Stadium
(Capacity: 13,750)
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

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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 41:00 p.m.Marist*
Lafayette Sports NetworkW 48–74,283[3]
September 111:00 p.m.at Georgetown
  • Multi-Sport Field
  • Washington, D.C.
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[6]
October 21:00 p.m.Harvard*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, Pennsylvania
LSNL 23–385,365[7]
October 912:00 p.m.at Columbia*
LSNW 35–181,318[8]
October 161:00 p.m.at Bucknell
LSNW 14–133,026[9]
October 231:00 p.m.at Fordham
LSNW 35–203,150[10]
November 612:30 p.m.at Colgate
LSNL 19–224,514[11]
November 1312:30 p.m.Holy Cross
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, Pennsylvania
LSNW 56–204,543[12]
November 2012:30 p.m.No. 8 Lehigh
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, Pennsylvania (140th Meeting)
LSNW 14–714,000[13]
November 273:00 p.m.at No. 10 Delaware*No. 24
LSN, CN8, CSTVL 14–2813,707[14]
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References
  1. "Final Sports Network's 2004 FCS College Football Poll". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22.
  2. "Three Ranked in Final 2004 I-AA Polls". Archived from the original on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
  3. "Lafayette vs. Marist".
  4. "Lafayette at Georgetown".
  5. "Lafayette at Princeton".
  6. "Lafayette at Richmond".
  7. "Lafayette vs. Harvard".
  8. "Lafayette at Columbia".
  9. "Lafayette at Bucknell".
  10. "Lafayette at Fordham".
  11. "Lafayette at Colgate".
  12. "Lafayette vs. Holy Cross".
  13. "Lafayette vs. Lehigh".
  14. "Lafayette at Delaware".
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