2021 Lafayette Leopards football team

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2021 Lafayette Leopards football

Conference| Patriot League
Record| 3–8 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach|

* John Garrett (5th season)

Defensive coordinator| Doug McFadden (2nd season)
Home stadium| Fisher Stadium

Seasons

<- 2020

2022 ->

2021 Patriot League football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 19 Holy Cross $^  |  | 6  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Colgate |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Fordham |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Lehigh |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Lafayette |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Georgetown |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Bucknell |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 4 |  2:00 p.m. |  at Air Force* |

* Falcon Stadium
* Colorado Springs, CO

|  Stadium | L 14–35|  30,012
September 11 |  6:00 p.m. |  at William & Mary* |

* Zable Stadium
* Williamsburg, VA

|  | L 3–24|  6,162
September 18 |  12:30 p.m. |  No. 23 New Hampshire* |

* Fisher Stadium
* Easton, PA

|  ESPN+ | L 13–19|  2,623
September 25 |  3:30 p.m. |  Penn* |

* Fisher Stadium
* Easton, PA

|  | W 24–14|  3,730
October 2 |  3:30 p.m. |  Fordham |

* Fisher Stadium
* Easton, PA

|  | L 41–42|  2,950
October 9 |  12:30 p.m. |  Bucknell |

* Fisher Stadium
* Easton, PA

|  | W 27–0|  2,705
October 16 |  1:00 p.m. |  at Harvard* |

* Harvard Stadium
* Allston, MA

|  ESPN+ | L 3–30|  5,641
October 30 |  12:30 p.m. |  at Georgetown |

* Cooper Field
* Washington, DC

|  ESPN+ | W 24–23|  1,091
November 6 |  12:00 p.m. |  at Holy Cross |

* Fitton Field
* Worcester, MA

|  ESPN+ | L 10–35|  6,514
November 13 |  12:30 p.m. |  at Colgate |

* Fisher Stadium
* Easton, PA

|  ESPN+ | L 13–20|  2,296
November 20 |  12:30 p.m. |  at Lehigh |

* Goodman Stadium
* Bethlehem, PA

|  ESPN+ | L 10–17|  12,962

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## Game summaries

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### at Air Force

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Lafayette at Air Force  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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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)

| Scoring summary

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

See also: 2021 Air Force Falcons football team

Pregame line | Over/under

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AF –40.5 | 49.5[2]
Statistics | Lafayette | Air Force

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First downs | 12 | 24
Total yards | 287 | 420
Rushing yards | 43 | 370
Passing yards | 244 | 50
Turnovers | 2 | 0
Time of possession | 25:39 | 34:21
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Lafayette | Passing | Aaron Angelos | 10/16, 158 yards
Rushing | Jaden Sutton | 7 carries, 38 yards
Receiving | Julius Young | 8 receptions, 147 yards, 1 TD
Air Force | Passing | Haaziq Daniels | 3/5, 50 yards
Rushing | Brad Roberts | 25 carries, 111 yards
Receiving | Micah Davis | 2 receptions, 27 yards

## References

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1. ^ "2021 Lafayette Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
2. ^ "Lafayette Leopards vs Air Force Falcons". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

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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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