1995 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferencePatriot League
Record4–6–1 (3–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Glenn Hunzinger
  • Gavin Morrissey
  • Jarrett Shine
Home stadiumFisher Field
1995 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lehigh $ 5 –0 –08 –3 –0
Bucknell 4 –1 –07 –4 –0
Lafayette 3 –2 –04 –6 –1
Fordham 2 –3 –04 –6 –1
Holy Cross 1 –4 –02 –9 –0
Colgate 0 –5 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1995 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lafayette finished third in the Patriot League.

In their 15th year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 4–6–1 record.[1] Glenn Hunzinger, Gavin Morrissey and Jarrett Shine were the team captains.[2]

The Leopards were outscored 250 to 176. Lafayette's 3–2 conference record placed third in the six-team Patriot League standings.[3]

Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 at Buffalo*
W 24–17 6,058 [4]
September 16 at Hofstra*
L 0–26 4,372 [5]
September 23 No. 16 Penn*
L 8 28 7,895 [6]
September 30 Columbia*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
T 10–10 8,156 [7]
October 7 at Dartmouth*
L 7–14 3,108 [8]
October 14 at Princeton*
L 0–41 6,109 [9]
October 21 at Holy Cross
W 27–17 4,128 [10]
October 28 at Bucknell
L 11–30 5,061 [11]
November 4 Colgate
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 35–9 4,065 [12]
November 11 Fordham*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 24–21 OT 3,714 [13]
November 18 at Lehigh
L 30–37 OT 15,412 [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Lafayette Football 1963-1986". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 105. 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. ↑ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 5. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. ↑ Meixell, Ted (September 10, 1995). "Young Leopards Buffalo 1st Foe". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "IAA-Summaries". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. September 10, 1995. p. 7D.
  5. ↑ Meixell, Ted (September 17, 1995). "Lafayette Falls to Hofstra 26-0". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "I-AA Summaries". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. September 17, 1995. p. 5D.
  6. ↑ Meixell, Ted (September 24, 1995). "Penn Shows Gap Still Wide in a 28-8 Win Over Leopards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Meixell, Ted (October 1, 1995). "Late Columbia TD Forces a 10-10 Tie with the Leopards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Robbins, Paul (October 8, 1995). "Lafayette Fails to Capitalize in 14-7 Loss at Dartmouth". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Dartmouth, 14-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 8, 1995. p. 67.
  9. ↑ Meixell, Ted (October 15, 1995). "Princeton Wallops Leopards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Doyle, Bill (October 22, 1995). "Finally, a Win on Same Day: Lafayette Tops Holy Cross; Moore Shines". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Meixell, Ted (October 29, 1995). "Bucknell Puts Crimp in Self-Destructive 'Pards' Hopes". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Meixell, Ted (November 5, 1995). "Moore Carries Lafayette Past Winless Colgate 35-9". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Meixell, Ted (November 12, 1995). "Lafayette's 2 OT-Win Is 'Special' Delivered". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Meixell, Ted (November 19, 1995). "Lehigh Engineers a Miracle; Comeback, Catch in OT Clinch Patriot Title". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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