1992 Lafayette Leopards football team
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| 1992 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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Patriot League champion | |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 8–3 (5–0 Patriot) |
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| Captains |
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| Home stadium | Fisher Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1992 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Leopards won the Patriot League championship.
In their 12th year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled an 8–3 record.[1] Tom Kirchoff and Kevin McManus were the team captains.[2]
The Leopards outscored opponents 382 to 282. 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
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 12 | Hofstra* | W 21–14 | 4,521 | [4] | |||
| September 19 | Buffalo* |
| W 49–28 | 6,823 | [5] | ||
| September 26 | at Princeton* | L 35–38 | 6,820 | [6] | |||
| October 3 | at Cornell* | L 33–44 | 8,500 | [7] | |||
| October 10 | at Army* | L 36–38 | 39,642 | [8] | |||
| October 17 | Harvard *
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| W 31–29 | 7,859 | [9] | ||
| October 24 | at Fordham | W 44–21 | 4,101 | [10] | |||
| October 31 | at Colgate | W 37–28 | [1] | ||||
| November 7 | Holy Cross |
| W 15–6 | 5,333 | [11] | ||
| November 14 | at Bucknell | W 49–7 | [1] | ||||
| November 21 | Lehigh |
| W 32–29 | 13,725 | [12] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Lafayette Football 1963-1992". 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.
- ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (September 13, 1992). "Lafayette Gains Revenge 21-14". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance in "Lafayette 21, Hofstra 14". Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. September 13, 1992. p. 10D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1992 Division III Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ Bruns, John (September 27, 1992). "Elias Sets Mark to Boost Tigers Past Lafayette". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ White, Jim (October 5, 1992). "Big Red Scores Early and Then Hangs On". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dorson, Jill R. (October 11, 1992). "Malcom's Kick of Atonement Caps Cadets' Victorious Rally". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. pp. 3G, 2G – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (October 18, 1992). "High-Scoring Win Finally for Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (October 25, 1992). "Lafayette Flies Air Jordan Over Fordham, 44-21". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette 44, Fordham 21". Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. October 25, 1992. p. 9D.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (November 8, 1992). "Crusading Leopards Atop Patriot". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football Scores". The Berkshire Eagle. Pittsfield, Mass. November 8, 1992. p. C4.
- ^ Blockus, Gary R. (November 22, 1992). "Lafayette Tops Lehigh in Thriller; Day of Records Goes to 'Pards; Win Patriot Crown". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.