1995 Lafayette Leopards football team

American college football season

1995 Lafayette Leopards football

Conference| Patriot League
Record| 4–6–1 (3–2 Patriot)
Head coach|

* Bill Russo (15th season)

Captains|

* Glenn Hunzinger
* Gavin Morrissey
* Jarrett Shine

Home stadium| Fisher Field

Seasons

<- 1994

1996 ->

1995 Patriot League football standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall

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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[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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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[edit]

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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Lafayette Leopards football

Venues|

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

Bowls & rivalries|

* Lehigh: The Rivalry

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

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