1992 Lafayette Leopards football team

American college football season

1992 Lafayette Leopards football

Patriot League champion

Conference| Patriot League
Record| 8–3 (5–0 Patriot)
Head coach|

* Bill Russo (12th season)

Captains|

* Tom Kirchoff
* Kevin McManus

Home stadium| Fisher Field

Seasons

<- 1991

1993 ->

1992 Patriot League football standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall
Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Lafayette $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Holy Cross | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Colgate | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Lehigh | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Bucknell | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Fordham | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1992 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Leopards won the Patriot League championship.

In their 12th year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled an 8–3 record.[1] Tom Kirchoff and Kevin McManus were the team captains.[2]

The Leopards outscored opponents 382 to 282. Their undefeated (5–0) conference record placed first in the six-team Patriot League standings.[3]

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

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 12 |  Hofstra* |

* Fisher Field
* Easton, PA

| W 21–14|  4,521 |  [4]
September 19 |  Buffalo* |

* Fisher Field
* Easton, PA

| W 49–28|  6,823 |  [5]
September 26 | at Princeton* |

* Palmer Stadium
* Princeton, NJ

| L 35–38|  6,820 |  [6]
October 3 | at Cornell* |

* Schoellkopf Field
* Ithaca, NY

| L 33–44|  8,500 |  [7]
October 10 | at Army* |

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| L 36–38|  39,642 |  [8]
October 17 |  Harvard* |

* Fisher Field
* Easton, PA

| W 31–29|  7,859 |  [9]
October 24 | at Fordham |

* Coffey Field
* Bronx, NY

| W 44–21|  4,101 |  [10]
October 31 | at Colgate |

* Andy Kerr Stadium
* Hamilton, NY

| W 37–28|  |  [1]
November 7 |  Holy Cross |

* Fisher Field
* Easton, PA

| W 15–6|  5,333 |  [11]
November 14 | at Bucknell |

* Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| W 49–7|  |  [1]
November 21 |  Lehigh |

* Fisher Field
* Easton, PA (The Rivalry)

| W 32–29|  13,725 |  [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Lafayette Football 1963-1992". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 104. 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. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
4. ^ Meixell, Ted (September 13, 1992). "Lafayette Gains Revenge 21-14". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 - via Newspapers.com. Attendance in "Lafayette 21, Hofstra 14". Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. September 13, 1992. p. 10D - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Final 1992 Division III Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
6. ^ Bruns, John (September 27, 1992). "Elias Sets Mark to Boost Tigers Past Lafayette". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ White, Jim (October 5, 1992). "Big Red Scores Early and Then Hangs On". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Dorson, Jill R. (October 11, 1992). "Malcom's Kick of Atonement Caps Cadets' Victorious Rally". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. pp. 3G, 2G - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 18, 1992). "High-Scoring Win Finally for Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 25, 1992). "Lafayette Flies Air Jordan Over Fordham, 44-21". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 - via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette 44, Fordham 21". Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. October 25, 1992. p. 9D.
11. ^ Meixell, Ted (November 8, 1992). "Crusading Leopards Atop Patriot". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 - via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football Scores". The Berkshire Eagle. Pittsfield, Mass. November 8, 1992. p. C4.
12. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (November 22, 1992). "Lafayette Tops Lehigh in Thriller; Day of Records Goes to 'Pards; Win Patriot Crown". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 - via Newspapers.com.

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Lafayette Leopards football

Venues|

* The Quad (1882–1893)
* March Field (1894–1925)
* Fisher Field (1926–2006)
* Fisher Stadium (2006–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* The Rivalry (Lehigh)

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* The Leopard
* "On, Lafayette!"
* Leopard Pride
* 1949 Sun Bowl controversy

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National championship seasons in bold

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Patriot League football champions

* Holy Cross (1986)
* Holy Cross (1987)
* Lafayette (1988)
* Holy Cross (1989)
* Holy Cross (1990)
* Holy Cross (1991)
* Lafayette (1992)
* Lehigh (1993)
* Lafayette (1994)
* Lehigh (1995)
* Bucknell (1996)
* Colgate (1997)
* Lehigh (1998)
* Colgate & Lehigh (1999)
* Lehigh (2000)
* Lehigh (2001)
* Colgate & Fordham (2002)
* Colgate (2003)
* Lafayette & Lehigh (2004)
* Colgate & Lafayette (2005)
* Lafayette & Lehigh (2006)
* Fordham (2007)
* Colgate (2008)
* Holy Cross (2009)
* Lehigh (2010)
* Lehigh (2011)
* Colgate (2012)
* Lafayette (2013)
* Fordham (2014)
* Colgate (2015)
* Lehigh (2016)
* Colgate & Lehigh (2017)
* Colgate (2018)
* Holy Cross (2019)
* Holy Cross (2020)
* Holy Cross (2021)
* Holy Cross (2022)

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