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American college football season
The 2016 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 17th-year head coach Frank Tavani and played their home games at Fisher Stadium as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 2–9, 1–5 to finish in sixth place.
On November 29, Tavani was fired,[1] leaving Lafayette with a 17-year record of 84–107.
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 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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At Central Connecticut
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Leopards
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
24 |
Blue Devils
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Fightin' Blue Hens
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3
|
0
|
7
|
14 |
24 |
Leopards
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0 |
6 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Leopards
|
14
|
7
|
3
|
7 |
31 |
Tigers
|
7
|
14
|
14
|
0 |
35 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#19 Wildcats
|
7
|
10
|
14
|
0 |
31 |
Leopards
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
14 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Crusaders
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10
|
3
|
3
|
22 |
38 |
Leopards
|
0
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
28 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Leopards
|
17
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
34 |
Rams
|
20
|
21
|
10
|
7 |
58 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Leopards
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Black Knights
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14
|
21
|
14
|
13 |
62 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Leopards
|
3
|
0
|
14
|
0 |
17 |
Bison
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
21 |
42 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hoyas
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0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
Leopards
|
3
|
0
|
14
|
0 |
17 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Leopards
|
0
|
7
|
10
|
10 |
27 |
Raiders
|
10
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
38 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#19 Mountain Hawks
|
7
|
24
|
14
|
0 |
45 |
Leopards
|
0
|
7
|
6
|
8 |
21 |
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Venues |
- The Quad (1882–1893)
- March Field (1894–1925)
- Fisher Stadium (1926–present)
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