2008 Lafayette Leopards football team

2008 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Patriot League
2008 record	7-4 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Frank Tavani (9th year)
Offensive coordinator	Mickey Fein
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	John Loose
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Fisher Field at Fisher Stadium (Capacity: 13,132)

2008 Patriot League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#16 Colgate $^		5	–	0					9	–	3
Holy Cross		5	–	1					7	–	4
Lehigh		4	–	2					5	–	6
Lafayette		3	–	3					7	–	4
Bucknell		2	–	4					5	–	6
Fordham		1	–	5					5	–	6
Georgetown		0	–	5					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2008 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his 9th 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 6	6:00 PM	at Marist*		Tenney Stadium • Poughkeepsie, New York	LSN	W 28–6	853[1]
September 13	6:00 PM	Georgetown		Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania	LSN	W 24-6	10,134[2]
September 27	6:00 PM	Pennsylvania*		Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania (85th Meeting)	LSN	W 24–17	7,561[3]
October 4	1:00 PM	Harvard*		Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania	LSN	L 27-13	7,789[4]
October 11	12:30 PM	at Columbia*		Wien Stadium • New York City	LSN	W 13-3	2,127[5]
October 18	12:30 PM	at #14 Liberty*		Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia	LSN	W 35–21	15,483[6]
October 25	1:00 PM	at Fordham	#24	Coffey Field • Bronx, New York	LSN	W 48-13	3,706[7]
November 1	12:30 PM	at Colgate	#21	Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, New York	LSN	L 21-13	6,721[8]
November 8	12:30 PM	at Bucknell	#24	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (84th Meeting)	LSN	W 38-21	1,979[9]
November 15	12:30 PM	Holy Cross		Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania	LSN	L 27-26	7,439[10]
November 22	1:00 PM	Lehigh		Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania (144th Meeting)	LSN	L 31-15	15,908[11]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from FCS Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. "Lafayette at Marist".
2. "Lafayette vs. Georgetown".
3. "Lafayette vs. Penn".
4. "Lafayette vs. Harvard".
5. "Lafayette at Columbia".
6. "Lafayette at Liberty".
7. "Lafayette at Fordham".
8. "Lafayette at Colgate".
9. "Lafayette at Bucknell".
10. "Lafayette vs. Holy Cross".
11. "Lafayette at Lehigh".