2009 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 2009 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his 10th season as head coach. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

2009 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferencePatriot League
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 24[1]
FCS CoachesNo. 25[2]
2009 record8–3 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coachFrank Tavani (10th season)
Offensive coordinatorMickey Fein
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJohn Loose (10th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFisher Field at Fisher Stadium
(Capacity: 13,132)
2009 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 14 Holy Cross $^  5 –1     9 –3  
No. 21 Colgate  4 –2     9 –2  
No. 24 Lafayette  4 –2     8 –3  
Lehigh  4 –2     4 –7  
Fordham  2 –4     5 –6  
Bucknell  2 –4     4 –7  
Georgetown  0 –6     0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 126:00 PMat Georgetown
LSNW 28–32,875[3]
September 196:00 PMNo. 24 Liberty*
LSNL 13–199,921[4]
September 266:00 PMPennsylvania*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA (86th Meeting)
LSNW 24–21 OT10,197[5]
October 312:00 PMat Yale*
LSNW 31–143,879[6]
October 106:00 PMColumbia*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 24–216,843[7]
October 1712:00 PMat Harvard*
LSNW 35–187,416[8]
October 241:00 PMFordham
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 26–217,288[9]
October 311:00 PMBucknell
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA (85th Meeting)
LSNW 35–146,549[10]
November 71:00 PMNo. 20 ColgateNo. 24
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
LSNW 56–498,937[11]
November 1412:00 PMat No. 13 Holy CrossNo. 20
LSNL 26–285,291[12]
November 2112:30 PMat LehighNo. 21
LSNL 21–27 OT15,714[13]

References
  1. "Final Sports Network Poll". Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
  2. "Final Coaches Poll". Archived from the original on 2009-10-08.
  3. "Lafayette at Georgetown".
  4. "Lafayette vs. Liberty".
  5. "Lafayette vs. Penn".
  6. "Lafayette at Yale".
  7. "Lafayette vs. Columbia".
  8. "Lafayette at Harvard".
  9. "Lafayette vs. Fordham".
  10. "Lafayette vs. Bucknell".
  11. "Lafayette at Colgate".
  12. "Lafayette at Holy Cross".
  13. "Lafayette at Lehigh".


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