2016 Lafayette Leopards football team
American college football season
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The 2016 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College as member of the Patriot League during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Frank Tavani in his 17th and final season as head coach, the Leopards compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the Patriot League. Lafayette played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.
ConferencePatriot League
Record2–9 (1–5 Patriot)
Headcoach
- Frank Tavani (17th season)
OffensivecoordinatorMickey Fein (8th season)
| 2016 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 2–9 (1–5 Patriot) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mickey Fein (8th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Art Link (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Fisher Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Lehigh $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 0 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tavani was fired after the season, on November 29.[1] His finished his tenure at Lafayette with an overall record of 84–107.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 6:00 pm | at Central Connecticut* | NECFR | W 24–10 | 4,117 | |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | Delaware* | WBPH-TV | L 6–24 | 6,828 | |
| September 17 | 5:00 pm | at Princeton* | ESPN3 | L 31–35 | 13,420 | |
| September 24 | 6:00 pm | No. 19 Villanova* |
| WBPH-TV | L 14–31 | 7,441 |
| October 1 | 3:30 pm | Holy Cross |
| WBPH-TV | L 28–38 | 4,948 |
| October 8 | 1:00 pm | at Fordham | PLN | L 34–58 | 3,864 | |
| October 15 | 12:00 pm | at Army* | CBSSN | L 7–62 | 38,894 | |
| October 22 | 1:00 pm | at Bucknell | WBPH-TV | L 17–42 | 2,146 | |
| October 29 | 12:30 pm | Georgetown |
| WBPH-TV | W 17–3 | 4,878 |
| November 12 | 1:00 pm | at Colgate | WBPH-TV | L 17–38 | 4,859 | |
| November 19 | 12:30 pm | No. 19 Lehigh |
| WBPH-TV, WFMZ | L 21–45 | 12,587 |
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Game summaries
At Central Connecticut
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopards | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Delaware
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Leopards | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
At Princeton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopards | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Tigers | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
Villanova
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #19 Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Leopards | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Holy Cross
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Crusaders | 10 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 38 |
| Leopards | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
At Fordham
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopards | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Rams | 20 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 58 |
At Army
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopards | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Black Knights | 14 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 62 |
At Bucknell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopards | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Bison | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
Georgetown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoyas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Leopards | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
At Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopards | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| Raiders | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
Lehigh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #19 Mountain Hawks | 7 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
| Leopards | 0 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 |