2016 Lafayette Leopards football team

American college football season

2016 Lafayette Leopards football

Conference	Patriot League
Record	2–9 (1–5 Patriot)
Head coach	Frank Tavani (17th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mickey Fein
Defensive coordinator	Art Link (3rd season)
Home stadium	Fisher Stadium
Seasons← 2015 2017 →

2016 Patriot League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 21 Lehigh $^	6	–	0	9	–	3
Fordham	5	–	1	8	–	3
Colgate	4	–	2	5	–	5
Bucknell	3	–	3	4	–	7
Holy Cross	2	–	4	4	–	7
Lafayette	1	–	5	2	–	9
Georgetown	0	–	6	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 17th-year head coach Frank Tavani and played their home games at Fisher Stadium as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 2–9, 1–5 to finish in sixth place.

On November 29, Tavani was fired, leaving Lafayette with a 17-year record of 84–107.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 pm	at Central Connecticut*	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NECFR	W 24–10	4,117
September 10	6:00 pm	Delaware*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	WBPH-TV	L 6–24	6,828
September 17	5:00 pm	at Princeton*	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	ESPN3	L 31–35	13,420
September 24	6:00 pm	No. 19 Villanova*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	WBPH-TV	L 14–31	7,441
October 1	3:30 pm	Holy Cross	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	WBPH-TV	L 28–38	4,948
October 8	1:00 pm	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	PLN	L 34–58	3,864
October 15	12:00 pm	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 7–62	38,894
October 22	1:00 pm	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	WBPH-TV	L 17–42	2,146
October 29	12:30 pm	Georgetown	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	WBPH-TV	W 17–3	4,878
November 12	1:00 pm	at Colgate	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	WBPH-TV	L 17–38	4,859
November 19	12:30 pm	No. 19 Lehigh	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	WBPH-TV WFMZ	L 21–45	12,587
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	10	0	0	14	24
Blue Devils	0	3	7	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	3	0	7	14	24
Leopards	3	0	3	0	6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	14	7	3	7	31
Tigers	7	14	14	0	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Wildcats	7	10	14	0	31
Leopards	0	7	7	0	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	10	3	3	22	38
Leopards	0	7	14	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	17	3	7	7	34
Rams	20	21	10	7	58

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	0	7	0	0	7
Black Knights	14	21	14	13	62

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	3	0	14	0	17
Bison	7	7	7	21	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	0	3	0	0	3
Leopards	3	0	14	0	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	0	7	10	10	27
Raiders	10	14	7	7	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Mountain Hawks	7	24	14	0	45
Leopards	0	7	6	8	21

"Frank Tavani out as Lafayette football coach". November 30, 2016.
"Lafayette Football Official Schedule". Lafayette College Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2015.

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Venues	The Quad (1882–1893) March Field (1894–1925) Fisher Stadium (1926–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Lehigh: The Rivalry
Culture & lore	The Leopard "On, Lafayette!" Leopard Pride 1949 Sun Bowl controversy
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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