2007 Lafayette Leopards football team

American college football season

2007 Lafayette Leopards football

Conference| Patriot League
Record| 7–4 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach|

* Frank Tavani (8th season)

Offensive coordinator| Mike Faragalli (8th season)
Offensive scheme| Multiple
Defensive coordinator| John Loose (8th season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Fisher Stadium

Seasons

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2008 ->

2007 Patriot League football standings

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No. 20 Fordham $^  |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
Colgate |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Holy Cross |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Lafayette |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Lehigh |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Bucknell |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Georgetown |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2007 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his eighth season as head coach. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Stadium in Easton, Pennsylvania. All games were televised on the Lafayette Sports Network (LSN).

## Schedule[edit]

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September 1| 6:00 pm| at Marist*| |

* Fisher Stadium
* Easton, PA

| LSN| W 49–10| 8,452| [1]
September 8| 6:00 pm| at Georgetown| |

* Multi-Sport Field
* Washington, DC

| LSN| W 28–7| 2,131|
September 15| 6:00 pm| at Penn*| No. 25|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| LSN| W 8–7| 12,162| [2]
September 22| 6:00 pm| Princeton*| No. 22|

* Fisher Stadium
* Easton, PA

| LSN| L 14–20| 8,921| [3]
October 6| 6:00 pm| Columbia*| |

* Fisher Stadium
* Easton, PA

| LSN| W 29–0| 7,492|
October 13| 12:00 pm| at Harvard*| |

* Harvard Stadium
* Boston, MA

| LSN| L 17–37| 10,001| [4]
October 20| 1:00 pm| Fordham| |

* Fisher Stadium
* Easton, PA

| LSN| L 23–34| 8,312| [5]
October 27| 1:00 pm| Colgate| |

* Fisher Stadium
* Easton, PA

| LSN| L 27–36| 4,308| [6]
November 3| 1:00 pm| Bucknell| |

* Fisher Stadium
* Easton, PA

| LSN| W 34–7| 4,367| [7]
November 10| 12:30 pm| at Holy Cross| |

* Fitton Field
* Worcester, MA

| LSN| W 31–21| 4,487| [8]
November 17| 12:30 pm| at Lehigh| |

* Goodman Stadium
* Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)

| LSN| W 21–17| 16,022| [9]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## References[edit]

1. ^ Bostrom, Don (September 2, 2007). "Lafayette Lights up Marist for 49-10 Victory". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ Juliano, Joe (September 16, 2007). "Coach's Decision Haunts Quakers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E15 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Haley, Craig (September 23, 2007). "Princeton Slips Past Lafayette as QB Foran Takes Command". The Times. Trenton, N.J. p. C1 - via NewsBank.
4. ^ Larson, Craig (October 14, 2007). "Crimson Pick Apart Lafayette". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D11 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Bostrom, Don (October 21, 2007). "Fordham's Skelton Shoots Down 'Pards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 - via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Football". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. October 21, 2007. p. 13C.
6. ^ Faust, Rory (October 28, 2007). "Scott, Colgate Erase Lafayette's Faint Patriot League Hopes". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C1 - via NewsBank.
7. ^ Faust, Rory (November 4, 2007). "Inspired Leopards Won't Fade to Black". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C1 - via NewsBank.
8. ^ Nordman, Dave (November 11, 2007). "Crusaders Run Into Trouble". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D18 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Groller, Keith (November 18, 2007). "Late Drive Lifts Lafayette Over Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C16 - 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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* NFL draftees

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