2020 Lafayette Leopards football team explained

Year:	2020
Team:	Lafayette Leopards
Sport:	football
Conference:	Patriot League
Division:	North Division
Short Conf:	Patriot
Record:	2–1
Conf Record:	2–1
Head Coach:	John Garrett
Hc Year:	4th
Def Coach:	Doug McFadden
Dc Year:	1st
Stadium:	Fisher Field

The 2020 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach John Garrett and played its home games at Fisher Field as a member of the Patriot League.

Background

On July 13, 2020, the Patriot League announced that it would cancel its fall sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] The league announced a spring schedule on February 5, with the first games set to be played on March 13.^[2]

Schedule

Lafayette had games scheduled against Sacred Heart (September 5), Navy (September 12), Penn (September 26), and Harvard (October 17), which were all later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Patriot League cancels fall sports due to virus . ESPN.com . 13 July 2020 . en . 13 July 2020.
2. Web site: Kelley . Kevin . Patriot League releases Spring 2021 football schedule . FBSchedules.com . February 23, 2021 . February 5, 2021.
3. Web site: Kelley . Kevin . Lafayette College cancels 2020 football game at Navy . FBSchedules.com . 5 July 2020 . 3 July 2020.
4. Web site: Lafayette Delays the Start of 2020 Fall Sports Seasons . Lafayette College Athletics . 5 July 2020 . en.
5. Web site: West . Jenna . Ivy League to Postpone Fall Athletics, No Date Set for Return . Sports Illustrated . 8 July 2020 . en-us.
6. Web site: 2020 Lafayette Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . February 17, 2020.