1991 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1991 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lafayette tied for second in the Patriot League.

1991 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferencePatriot League
1991 record6–5 (3–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Dave Levine
  • Tim Moncman
Home stadiumFisher Field
1991 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Holy Cross $ 5 –0 –0  11 –0 –0
Lehigh 3 –2 –0  9 –2 –0
Lafayette 3 –2 –0  6 –5 –0
Colgate 3 –2 –0  4 –7 –0
Bucknell 1 –4 –0  1 –9 –0
Fordham 0 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

In their eleventh year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 6–5 record.[1] Dave Levine and Tim Moncman were the team captains.[2]

The Leopards outscored opponents 312 to 277. Lafayette's 3–2 conference record earned a three-way tie for second in the six-team Colonial League standings.[3]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14 Buffalo*
W 42–21 4,312 [4]
September 21 at Virginia Military*
L 21–42 6,825 [5]
September 28 at Yale*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 14–24 10,411 [6]
October 5 at Penn*
W 20–12 8,712 [7]
October 12 Bucknell
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 20–16 8,205 [8]
October 19 Columbia*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 30–15 5,113 [9]
October 26 at Hofstra*
L 17–60 6,712 [10]
November 2 at No. 3 Holy Cross
L 14–48 10,331 [11]
November 9 Fordham*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 33–7 1,731 [12]
November 16 Colgate
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 48–31 3,187 [13]
November 23 at Lehigh
L 18–36 19,110 [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. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. Meixell, Ted (September 15, 1991). "Lafayette Rallies Past Buffalo". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "VMI 42, Lafayette 21". The Greenville News. Greenville, S.C. September 22, 1991. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Meixell, Ted (September 29, 1991). "A Frustrating and Maddening Day for the Leopards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Missanelli, M.G. (October 6, 1991). "Third Loss Is the Hardest: Penn Falls to Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-E – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Meixell, Ted (October 13, 1991). "Lafayette Wins Ugly over Bucknell 20-16". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Meixell, Ted (October 20, 1991). "Kahn Is Unexpected Hero for Leopards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette, 30-15". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 20, 1991. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "The Flying-High Dutchmen Trounce Lafayette". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 27, 1991. p. S8, S7.
  11. Monahan, Bob (November 3, 1991). "Holy Cross Drives Through Lafayette". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Lafayette 33, Fordham 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 10, 1991. p. S8, S7.
  13. Meixell, Ted (November 17, 1991). "Lafayette 'Busts Out' to Whip Colgate 48-31". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. Meixell, Ted (November 24, 1991). "Kempa Steers Lehigh to 36-18 Win". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
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