2019 Lafayette Leopards football team explained

Year:2019
Team:Lafayette Leopards
Sport:football
Conference:Patriot League
Short Conf:Patriot
Record:4–8
Conf Record:4–2
Head Coach:John Garrett
Hc Year:3rd
Def Coach:Manny Rojas
Dc Year:1st
Stadium:Fisher Field

The 2019 Lafayette Leopards football team represents Lafayette College in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards are led by third-year head coach John Garrett and play their home games at Fisher Field. They are a member of the Patriot League.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The Patriot League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019 (voting was by conference head coaches and sports information directors). The Leopards were picked to finish in sixth place.[1]

1 Colgate 72 (12)
2 Holy Cross 58 (2)
3 Georgetown 51
4 Fordham 39
5 Lehigh 38
6 Lafayette 21
7 Bucknell 15

Preseason All-Patriot League team

The Leopards had four players selected to the preseason All-Patriot League team.[1]

Offense

Nick Pearson – WR

Jake Marotti – OLDefense

Malik Hamm – DL

Yasir Thomas – DB

Schedule

[2]

Game summaries

At William & Mary

At Monmouth

See also: 2019 Monmouth Hawks football team.

Sacred Heart

See also: 2019 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team.

At Albany

See also: 2019 Albany Great Danes football team.

Penn

See also: 2019 Penn Quakers football team.

At Princeton

See also: 2019 Princeton Tigers football team.

At Georgetown

See also: 2019 Georgetown Hoyas football team.

Bucknell

See also: 2019 Bucknell Bison football team.

Fordham

See also: 2019 Fordham Rams football team.

At Holy Cross

See also: 2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team.

Colgate

See also: 2019 Colgate Raiders football team.

At Lehigh

See also: 2019 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team and The Rivalry (Lafayette–Lehigh).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patriot League Football Preseason Honors Announced . PatriotLeague.org. July 30, 2019. August 3, 2019.
  2. Web site: Lafayette Football 2019 Schedule. Lafayette Athletics. July 4, 2019.