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    1995 Lafayette Leopards football team

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    1995 Lafayette Leopards football
    ConferencePatriot League
    Record4–6–1 (3–2 Patriot)
    Head coach
    • Bill Russo (15th season)
    Captains
    • Glenn Hunzinger
    • Gavin Morrissey
    • Jarrett Shine
    Home stadiumFisher Field
    Seasons
    ← 1994
    1996 →
    1995 Patriot League football standings
    • v
    • t
    • e
    		 Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Lehigh $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
    Bucknell 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
    Lafayette 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
    Fordham 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
    Holy Cross 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
    Colgate 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion

    The 1995 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lafayette finished third in the Patriot League.

    In their 15th year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 4–6–1 record.[1] Glenn Hunzinger, Gavin Morrissey and Jarrett Shine were the team captains.[2]

    The Leopards were outscored 250 to 176. Lafayette's 3–2 conference record placed third in the six-team Patriot League standings.[3]

    Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.

    Schedule

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    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 9 at Buffalo*
    • University at Buffalo Stadium
    • Amherst, NY
    		W 24–17 6,058 [4]
    September 16 at Hofstra*
    • Hofstra Stadium
    • Hempstead, NY
    		L 0–26 4,372 [5]
    September 23 No. 16 Penn*
    • Fisher Field
    • Easton, PA
    		L 8 28 7,895 [6]
    September 30 Columbia*
    • Fisher Field
    • Easton, PA
    		T 10–10 8,156 [7]
    October 7 at Dartmouth*
    • Memorial Field
    • Hanover, NH
    		L 7–14 3,108 [8]
    October 14 at Princeton*
    • Palmer Stadium
    • Princeton, NJ
    		L 0–41 6,109 [9]
    October 21 at Holy Cross
    • Fitton Field
    • Worcester, MA
    		W 27–17 4,128 [10]
    October 28 at Bucknell
    • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
    • Lewisburg, PA
    		L 11–30 5,061 [11]
    November 4 Colgate
    • Fisher Field
    • Easton, PA
    		W 35–9 4,065 [12]
    November 11 Fordham*
    • Fisher Field
    • Easton, PA
    		W 24–21 OT 3,714 [13]
    November 18 at Lehigh
    • Goodman Stadium
    • Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)
    		L 30–37 OT 15,412 [14]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

    References

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    1. ^ "Lafayette Football 1963-1986". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 105. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
    2. ^ "Team Captains 1882-2019". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 97. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
    3. ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 5. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
    4. ^ Meixell, Ted (September 10, 1995). "Young Leopards Buffalo 1st Foe". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "IAA-Summaries". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. September 10, 1995. p. 7D.
    5. ^ Meixell, Ted (September 17, 1995). "Lafayette Falls to Hofstra 26-0". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "I-AA Summaries". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. September 17, 1995. p. 5D.
    6. ^ Meixell, Ted (September 24, 1995). "Penn Shows Gap Still Wide in a 28-8 Win Over Leopards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 1, 1995). "Late Columbia TD Forces a 10-10 Tie with the Leopards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ Robbins, Paul (October 8, 1995). "Lafayette Fails to Capitalize in 14-7 Loss at Dartmouth". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Dartmouth, 14-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 8, 1995. p. 67.
    9. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 15, 1995). "Princeton Wallops Leopards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ Doyle, Bill (October 22, 1995). "Finally, a Win on Same Day: Lafayette Tops Holy Cross; Moore Shines". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 29, 1995). "Bucknell Puts Crimp in Self-Destructive 'Pards' Hopes". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ^ Meixell, Ted (November 5, 1995). "Moore Carries Lafayette Past Winless Colgate 35-9". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
    13. ^ Meixell, Ted (November 12, 1995). "Lafayette's 2 OT-Win Is 'Special' Delivered". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
    14. ^ Meixell, Ted (November 19, 1995). "Lehigh Engineers a Miracle; Comeback, Catch in OT Clinch Patriot Title". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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