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The 1983 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 6–5 record.[1] Rich Doverspike, Frank Novak and Craig Williams were the team captains.[2] Starting the season with a four-game win streak, the Leopards made it into the NCAA Division I-AA rankings in the middle of the campaign, but were unranked by season's end. Lafayette played home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.

ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Headcoach
Captains
  • Rich Doverspike
  • Frank Novak
  • Craig Williams
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1983 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Captains
  • Rich Doverspike
  • Frank Novak
  • Craig Williams
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1983 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Holy Cross ^ – 9–1–1
No. 17 Tennessee State – 8–2–1
No. 7 Colgate ^ – 8–3–0
Lehigh – 8–3–0
Lafayette – 6–4–0
Northeastern – 6–4–1
Southeastern Louisiana – 6–5–0
William & Mary – 6–5–0
Nicholls State – 5–6–0
Bucknell – 4–5–1
Delaware – 4–7–0
Northwestern State – 4–7–0
James Madison – 3–8–0
Richmond – 3–8–0
Western Kentucky – 2–8–1
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10 East Stroudsburg
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 20–14 7,500 [3]
September 17 at Davidson W 35–12 2,600 [4]
September 24 Columbia No. 17
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 34–29 10,750 [5]
October 1 Bucknelldagger No. 15
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 33–3 9,200 [6]
October 8 Maine No. 12
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 38–39 6,800 [7]
October 15 at Penn No. 17 L 20–28 6,038 [8]
October 22 at James Madison W 31–14 12,800 [9]
October 29 Colgate
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 7–21 10,700 [10]
November 5 at Princeton L 33–41 10,117 [11]
November 12 Kutztown
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 28–13 [1]
November 19 at Lehigh L 14–22 19,000 [12]
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