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The 1986 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In the first year of play for the Colonial League, Lafayette tied for second place.
1986 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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Conference | Colonial League |
Record | 6–5 (2–2 Colonial) |
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Home stadium | Fisher Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Holy Cross $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their sixth year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 6–5 record.[1] Charles Brantley, Ryan Priest and Chris Thatcher were the team captains.[2]
Lafayette's 2–2 conference record tied for second in the five-team Colonial League standings. Against all opponents, the Leopards were outscored 318 to 306.[3]
Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 13 | Kutztown* |
| W 17–6 | 6,100 | [4] | ||
September 20 | at Holy Cross |
| L 14–38 | 12,700 | [5] | ||
September 27 | at Columbia* | W 26–21 | 2,930 | [6] | |||
October 4 | Cornell* |
| W 33–22 | 4,500 | [7] | ||
October 11 | No. 14 New Hampshire* |
| L 16–20 | 12,500 | [8] | ||
October 18 | at Davidson* | W 51–14 | 2,700 | [9] | |||
October 25 | at Bucknell | W 52–34 | 7,430 | [10] | |||
November 1 | at Colgate | L 7–42 | 5,700 | [11] | |||
November 8 | at No. 6 Penn* | L 14–42 | 9,210 | [12] | |||
November 15 | at Army* | L 48–56 | 40,088 | [13] | |||
November 22 | Lehigh |
| W 28–23 | 17,500 | [14] | ||
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