1994 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1994 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Leopards won the Patriot League championship.

1994 Lafayette Leopards football
Patriot League champion
Conference	Patriot League
Record	5–6 (5–0 Patriot)
Head coach	Bill Russo (14th season)
Captains	Harrison Bailey Erik Marsh
Home stadium	Fisher Field
Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

1994 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lafayette $	5	–	0	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Lehigh	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Holy Cross	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Bucknell	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Colgate	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Fordham	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion

In their 14th year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 5–6 record.^[1] Harrison Bailey and Erik Marsh were the team captains.^[2]

The Leopards outscored opponents 230 to 202. 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	East Stroudsburg	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 14–31	6,219	[4]
September 17	at No. 20 Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–27	10,714	[5]
September 24	Hofstra*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 6–27	7,220	[6]
October 1	at Columbia*	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 13–28	1,610	[7]
October 8	Dartmouth*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 15–27	5,989	[8]
October 15	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–7	20,511	[9]
October 22	Holy Cross	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 17–9	8,928	[10]
October 29	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 56–14	8,288	[11]
November 5	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 14–6	2,300	[12]
November 12	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 34–6	2,654	[13]
November 19	Lehigh	Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	W 54–20	13,734	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Lafayette Football 1963-1994". 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. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
4. Meixell, Ted (September 11, 1994). "ESU Pulls Off Big Win in Big Way Over 'Pards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Meixell, Ted (September 18, 1994). "Penn Pounds 'Pards: Slide Continues for Lafayette 27-7". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Meixell, Ted (September 25, 1994). "Lafayette Suffers Third Setback". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Meixell, Ted (October 2, 1994). "Columbia's 28-13 Victory Is a Killer for Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Meixell, Ted (October 9, 1994). "Leopards' Loss Is No Surprise". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 9, 1994. p. 61.
9. Goldstein, Alan (October 16, 1994). "Navy Ends 10-Game Skid with Shutout; McGrew's TD Beats Lafayette 7-0". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 10C – via Newspapers.com.
10. Meixell, Ted (October 23, 1994). "At Last, Lafayette Victorious; Tops Holy Cross Convincingly". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Courogen, Chris A. (October 30, 1994). "No Mistake About It, 'Pards Pound Bucknell". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Schwan, Tom (November 6, 1994). "Lafayette Rallies, then Holds Off Colgate 14-6". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Division I-AA Stats". The Miami Herald (Palm Beach ed.). Miami, Fla. November 6, 1994. p. 2D.
13. Meixell, Ted (November 13, 1994). "Lafayette Clinches Tie for Title". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "East Statistics". The Miami Herald (Palm Beach ed.). Miami, Fla. November 6, 1994. p. 4D.
14. Blockus, Gary R. (November 20, 1994). "Lafayette Captures Patriot: Routs Rival Lehigh 54-20; 214 for Marsh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.