1981 Lafayette Leopards football team
| 1981 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 8 |
| Record | 9–2 |
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| Home stadium | Fisher Field |
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| No. 8 Lafayette | – | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Delaware ^ | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Tennessee State ^ | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | – | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | – | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | – | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
In their first year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 9–2 record.[1] Steve Biale and Joe Skladany were the team captains.[2]
Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 12 | at Central Connecticut State |
| W 51–0 | 5,200 | [3] | |||
| September 19 | at Davidson | W 14–7 | 4,700 | [4] | ||||
| September 26 | at Columbia | W 28–13 | 3,795 | [5] | ||||
| October 3 | Maine |
| W 17–0 | [1] | ||||
| October 10 | Bucknell | No. 10 |
| W 37–0 | 11,500 | [6] | ||
| October 17 | at Colgate | No. 8 | L 0–30 | 5,500 | [7] | |||
| October 24 | at Gettysburg |
| W 28–14 | 3,237 | [8] | |||
| October 31 | C.W. Post |
| W 48–10 | [1] | ||||
| November 7 | No. 6 New Hampshire |
| L 18–21 | 5,300 | [9] | |||
| November 14 | at Merchant Marine |
| W 49–13 | [1] | ||||
| November 21 | at No. 6 Lehigh | W 10–3 | 19,000 | [10] | ||||
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Lafayette Football 1963-1986". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 104. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Team Captains 1882-2019". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 97. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Leopards Zip Central with Aerial Show". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. September 13, 1981. pp. D10, D2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "This Week's Rally Attempt Falls Short for Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. September 20, 1981. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Compton, Eric (September 20, 1981). "Columbia Defense No Match for Lafayette, 28-13". Daily News. New York, N.Y. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette 37, Bucknell 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 11, 1981. p. 14-F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Raiders Zap Lafayette". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. October 18, 1981. pp. 6B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Loose, Jim (October 26, 1981). "Bullets Make Good Effort but Lose". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Hampshire Downs Lafayette". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. United Press International. November 8, 1981. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Larimer, Terry (November 22, 1981). "Lafayette Stops Lehigh; Leopards' Defense Ruins Engineers' Bid to Reach Playoffs". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.