2002 Lafayette Leopards football team

2002 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Patriot League
2002 record	7-5 (5-2 Patriot)
Head coach	Frank Tavani (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Faragalli
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	John Loose
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Fisher Field at Fisher Stadium (Capacity: 13,750)

The 2002 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his 3rd season as head coach. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	1:00 p.m.	Monmouth*		Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania	Lafayette Sports Network	W 30-29	5,223[1]
September 14	1:00 p.m.	Towson		Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania	LSN	W 23-7	5,386[2]
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Pennsylvania*		Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania (82nd Meeting)	LSN	L 52-21	7,947[3]
September 28	7:00 p.m.	at Princeton*		Princeton Stadium • Princeton, New Jersey	LSN	L 34-19	13,275[4]
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at Duqesne*		Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		L 23-22	4,907[5]
October 12	1:30 p.m.	at Columbia*		Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium • New York City		W 28-21	1,306[6]
October 19	1:30 p.m.	Georgetown		Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania	LSN	W 35-17	7,699[7]
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Fordham		Coffey Field • Bronx, New York	LSN	L 33-26	4,800[8]
November 2	12:30 p.m.	at Colgate		Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, New York	LSN	L 31-24	3,136[9]
November 9	12:30 p.m.	Bucknell		Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (78th Meeting)	LSN	W 19-3	6,202[10]
November 16	12:30 p.m.	Holy Cross		Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania	LSN	W 42-13	2,207[11]
November 23	12:30 p.m.	#20 Lehigh		Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania (138th Meeting)	LSN	W 14-7	13,750[12]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from FCS Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. "Lafayette vs. Monmouth". Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
2. "Lafayette vs. Towson".
3. "Lafayette vs. Penn".
4. "Lafayette at Princeton".
5. "Lafayette at Duquesne".
6. "Lafayette at Columbia".
7. "Lafayette vs. Georgetown".
8. "Lafayette at Fordham".
9. "Lafayette at Colgate".
10. "Lafayette at Bucknell".
11. "Lafayette vs. Holy Cross".
12. "Lafayette vs. Lehigh".