| 2018 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 3–8 (2–4 Patriot) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | John Van Dam (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Luke Thompson (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Fisher Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Colgate $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards were led by second-year head coach John Garrett and played their home games at Fisher Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 3–8, 2–4 in Patriot League play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.
Preseason
Preseason coaches poll
The Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll on July 26, 2018, with the Leopards predicted to finish in a tie for fifth place.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Colgate | 71 (11) |
| 2 | Lehigh | 63 (3) |
| 3 | Fordham | 45 |
| 4 | Holy Cross | 40 |
| T–5 | Bucknell | 31 |
| T–5 | Lafayette | 31 |
| 7 | Georgetown | 13 |
Preseason All-Patriot League team
The Leopards placed four players on the preseason all-Patriot League team.
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Offense Will Eisler – FB |
Defense Anthony Giudice – DL Jerry Powe – LB |
Special teams CJ Amill – RS |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Sacred Heart* | NECFR | L 6–35 | 4,157 | |
| September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | at Delaware* | MASN | L 0–37 | 12,781 | |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Monmouth* | Stadium WBPH | L 20–24 | 4,325 | |
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Colgate | Stadium | L 0–45 | 7,753 | |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut* |
| Stadium WBPH | W 31–24 | 5,295 |
| October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgetown |
| Stadium WBPH | L 6–13 | 4,657 |
| October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Bucknell | Stadium WBPH | W 29–27 | 3,097 | |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at Fordham | Stadium | W 21–13 | 3,616 | |
| November 3 | 12:30 p.m. | Holy Cross |
| Stadium WBPH | L 14–40 | 3,914 |
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at Army* | CBSSN | L 13–31 | 31,286 | |
| November 17 | 12:30 p.m. | Lehigh |
| MASN Stadium WBPH | L 3–34 | 11,028 |
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Game summaries
At Sacred Heart
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Pioneers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
At Delaware
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 37 |
Monmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hawks | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
| Leopards | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
At Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raiders | 15 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 45 |
Central Connecticut
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Devils | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Leopards | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
Georgetown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hoyas | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Leopards | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
At Bucknell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 7 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 29 |
| Bisons | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
At Fordham
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Rams | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Holy Cross
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Crusaders | 0 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 40 |
| Leopards | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
At Army
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Black Knights | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
Lehigh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mountain Hawks | 17 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Leopards | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
References
- ↑ "Patriot League - Patriot League Football Preseason Major Awards, Poll and All-League Honors Announced (7.26.18)". patriotleague.org.
- ↑ "Lafayette Football Official Schedule". Lafayette Athletics. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
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