1984 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1984 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1984 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Independent
1984 record	5–5
Head coach	Bill Russo (4th season)
Captain	Frank Corbo
Home stadium	Fisher Field

1984 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tennessee State	0	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Holy Cross	0	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Delaware	0	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 12 Richmond ^	0	–	0	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Eastern Washington	0	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
James Madison	0	–	0	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary	0	–	0	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Bucknell	0	–	0	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Colgate	0	–	0	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Lafayette	0	–	0	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Lehigh	0	–	0	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Florida A&M	0	–	0	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Northeastern	0	–	0	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Western Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

In their fourth year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 5–5 record.[1] Frank Corbo was the team captain.[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 10–31	6,858	[3]
September 15	New Hampshire	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 7–21	4,200	[4]
September 22	Kutztown	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 16–3		[1]
September 29	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 23–14	4,034	[5]
October 6	at Maine	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	L 20–22	5,000	[6]
October 13	Connecticut	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 20–13	11,300	[7]
October 20	at No. 20 Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 20–41	6,500	[8]
November 3	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 3–10	7,600	[9]
November 10	East Stroudsburg	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 44–38	4,250	[10]
November 17	Lehigh	Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	W 28–7	17,000	[11]
Rankings from the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Lafayette Football 1963-1986". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 104. 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. "URI Takes to the Air". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 9, 1984. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Garron Powers the Way for UNH". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 16, 1984. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Columbia Bows to Lafayette". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 30, 1984. p. S9.
6. Haskell, Bob (October 7, 1984). "Black Bears Tip Lafayette 22-20 for First Win". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Smith, George (October 14, 1984). "Failed Kick Costly in UConn Loss". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. C13, C18 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Groller, Keith (October 21, 1984). "Leopards Fall 41-20 to Colgate". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C-4 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Groller, Keith (November 4, 1984). "Bisons Trip Lafayette 10-3". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C-4 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Groller, Keith (November 11, 1984). "Lafayette Outscores ESU 44-38". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C-1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Will-Weber, Mark (November 18, 1984). "Lafayette 'D' Keys 28-7 Win". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C-1 – via Newspapers.com.