American college football season
The 2021 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards, led by fifth-year head coach John Garrett, played their home games at Fisher Stadium as a member of the Patriot League.
After the season concluded with the loss to Lehigh at 10-17, Garrett was fired from his position as the head coach.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at Air Force* | | Stadium | L 14–35 | 30,012
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| September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | at William & Mary* | | | L 3–24 | 6,162
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| September 18 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 23 New Hampshire* | | ESPN+ | L 13–19 | 2,623
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| September 25 | 3:30 p.m. | Penn* | | | W 24–14 | 3,730
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| October 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Fordham | | | L 41–42 | 2,950
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| October 9 | 12:30 p.m. | Bucknell | | | W 27–0 | 2,705
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| October 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Harvard* | | ESPN+ | L 3–30 | 5,641
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| October 30 | 12:30 p.m. | at Georgetown | | ESPN+ | W 24–23 | 1,091
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| November 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at Holy Cross | | ESPN+ | L 10–35 | 6,514
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| November 13 | 12:30 p.m. | at Colgate | | ESPN+ | L 13–20 | 2,296
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| November 20 | 12:30 p.m. | at Lehigh | | ESPN+ | L 10–17 | 12,962
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Lafayette at Air Force
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Leopards |
0 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
14 |
| • Falcons |
14 |
14 | 0 | 7 |
35 |
- Date: September 4, 2021
- Location: Falcon Stadium
Colorado Springs, CO - Game start: 12:06 p.m. MDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes
- Game attendance: 30,012
- Game weather: Temperature: N/A • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/A
- Referee: Christian Walker
- TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Hassel (play–by–play) and Sherdrick Bonner (analyst)
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| Scoring summary |
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| | 1 | 08:01 | AF | Micah Davis 10–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (10 plays, 59 yards, 4:53) | AF 7–0 |
| 00:25 | AF | Haaziq Daniels 7–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (10 plays, 65 yards, 4:49) | AF 14–0 |
| | 2 | 09:05 | LAF | Julius Young 23–yard pass from Rent Montie (Micah Pettit kick) (13 plays, 83 yards, 6:16) | AF 14–7 |
| 03:09 | AF | Micah Davis 16–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick failed) (12 plays, 75 yards, 5:56) | AF 20–7 |
| 00:18 | AF | Haaziq Daniels 2–yard run (DeAndre Hughes rush) (7 plays, 40 yards, 1:20) | AF 28–7 |
| | 3 | 07:50 | LAF | Selwyn Simpson 3–yard run (Micah Pettit kick) (10 plays, 68 yards, 5:11) | AF 28–14 |
| | 4 | 06:10 | AF | Haaziq Daniels 19–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (8 plays, 68 yards, 4:02) | AF 35–14 |
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| Pregame line |
Over/under
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| AF –40.5 |
49.5[2]
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| Statistics |
Lafayette |
Air Force
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| First downs |
12 |
24
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| Total yards |
287 |
420
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| Rushing yards |
43 |
370
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| Passing yards |
244 |
50
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| Turnovers |
2 |
0
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| Time of possession |
25:39 |
34:21
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| Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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| Lafayette |
Passing |
Aaron Angelos |
10/16, 158 yards
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| Rushing |
Jaden Sutton |
7 carries, 38 yards
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| Receiving |
Julius Young |
8 receptions, 147 yards, 1 TD
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| Air Force |
Passing |
Haaziq Daniels |
3/5, 50 yards
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| Rushing |
Brad Roberts |
25 carries, 111 yards
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| Receiving |
Micah Davis |
2 receptions, 27 yards
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| Venues |
- The Quad (1882–1893)
- March Field (1894–1925)
- Fisher Stadium (1926–present)
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National championship seasons in bold |