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1976 Lafayette Leopards football team

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The 1976 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. In their sixth year under head coach Neil Putnam, the Leopards compiled a 5–5 record.[1] Matt Walsh and George O'Shaughnessy were the team captains.[2] Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.

ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Headcoach
Captains
  • George O'Shaughnessy
  • Matt Walsh
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1976 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Captains
  • George O'Shaughnessy
  • Matt Walsh
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1975
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1976 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^ – 11–2–0
No. 3 Akron ^ – 10–3–0
No. 7 UNLV ^ – 9–3–0
No. 4 Delaware ^ – 8–3–1
Nevada – 8–3–0
Portland State – 8–3–0
Tennessee State – 7–2–1
American International – 6–3–0
Northern Colorado – 6–3–0
Madison – 7–4–0
Santa Clara – 7–4–0
Western Carolina – 6–4–0
Chattanooga – 6–4–1
Southern Connecticut State – 5–4–0
Central State (OH) – 6–5–0
Lehigh – 6–5–0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff – 5–5–0
Central Connecticut – 5–5–0
Illinois College – 4–4–1
Lafayette – 5–5–0
Eastern Illinois – 5–6–0
Bucknell – 4–5–0
Youngstown State – 4–6–0
Kentucky State – 3–7–1
Nebraska–Omaha – 3–8–0
Northeastern – 2–7–0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11 at Army L 6–16 20,865 [3]
September 18 Merchant Marine L 7–10 2,000 [1]
September 25 at Columbia L 31–38 4,035 [4]
October 2 Wagner
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 44–21 3,000 [5]
October 16 Penn
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 14–15 8,000–10,000 [6]
October 23 Colgate
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 14–24 3,000 [7]
October 30 at Bucknell W 17–7 4,000 [1]
November 6 at Gettysburg
W 30–3 3,100–4,100 [8]
November 13 at Davidson W 30–20 1,000–2,000 [9]
November 20 Lehigh
W 21–17 15,000 [10]
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