2016 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 2016 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 17th-year head coach Frank Tavani and played their home games at Fisher Stadium as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 2–9, 1–5 to finish in sixth place.

2016 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferencePatriot League
Record2–9 (1–5 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMickey Fein
Defensive coordinatorArt Link (3rd season)
Home stadiumFisher Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Lehigh $^   6 0     9 3  
Fordham   5 1     8 3  
Colgate   4 2     5 5  
Bucknell   3 3     4 7  
Holy Cross   2 4     4 7  
Lafayette   1 5     2 9  
Georgetown   0 6     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

On November 29, Tavani was fired,[1] leaving Lafayette with a 17-year record of 84–107.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 pmat Central Connecticut*NECFRW 24–104,117
September 106:00 pmDelaware*WBPH-TVL 6–246,828
September 175:00 pmat Princeton*ESPN3L 31–3513,420
September 246:00 pmNo. 19 Villanova*
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
WBPH-TVL 14–317,441
October 13:30 pmHoly Cross 
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
WBPH-TVL 28–384,948
October 81:00 pmat FordhamPLNL 34–583,864
October 1512:00 pmat Army*CBSSNL 7–6238,894
October 221:00 pmat BucknellWBPH-TVL 17–422,146
October 2912:30 pmGeorgetown
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
WBPH-TVW 17–34,878
November 121:00 pmat ColgateWBPH-TVL 17–384,859
November 1912:30 pmNo. 19 Lehigh
WBPH-TV
WFMZ
L 21–4512,587
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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At Central Connecticut

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1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 10 0 0 14 24
Blue Devils 0 3 7 0 10

Delaware

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1 2 3 4 Total
Fightin' Blue Hens 3 0 7 14 24
Leopards 3 0 3 0 6

At Princeton

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1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 14 7 3 7 31
Tigers 7 14 14 0 35

Villanova

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1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Wildcats 7 10 14 0 31
Leopards 0 7 7 0 14

Holy Cross

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1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 10 3 3 22 38
Leopards 0 7 14 7 28

At Fordham

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1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 17 3 7 7 34
Rams 20 21 10 7 58

At Army

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1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 0 7 0 0 7
Black Knights 14 21 14 13 62

At Bucknell

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1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 3 0 14 0 17
Bison 7 7 7 21 42

Georgetown

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hoyas 0 3 0 0 3
Leopards 3 0 14 0 17

At Colgate

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1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 0 7 10 10 27
Raiders 10 14 7 7 38

Lehigh

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1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Mountain Hawks 7 24 14 0 45
Leopards 0 7 6 8 21

References

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  1. ^ "Frank Tavani out as Lafayette football coach". November 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "Lafayette Football Official Schedule". Lafayette College Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2015.