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1983 Lafayette Leopards football team

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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 →
1983 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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

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.

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lafayette Football 1963-1986". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 104. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Team Captains 1882-2019". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 97. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Meixell, Ted (September 11, 1983). "Lafayette Tops ESU -- 20-14". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Sorensen, Tom (September 20, 1981). "Lafayette Bursts Davidson's Bubble". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. p. 11C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lafayette 34, Columbia 29". Times Leader. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Associated Press. September 27, 1983. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Markowitz, Marc (October 2, 1983). "Lafayette Defense Gets In on the Fun in 33-3 Win". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Haskell, Bob (October 10, 1983). "Leone FG Upsets Lafayette". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Bruton, Mike (October 16, 1983). "Penn Tops Lafayette, 28-20, to Defend the Ivies' Honor". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 9-E, 12-E – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lafayette Capitalizes on Mistakes to Win". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 23, 1983. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Erenberg Sparks Colgate". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. October 30, 1983. pp. 4C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Markowitz, Marc (November 6, 1983). "Princeton Rally Tops Lafayette 41-33". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Will-Weber, Mark (November 20, 1983). "Lehigh Holds Off Lafayette 22-14". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.