2005 Lafayette Leopards football team

2005 Lafayette Leopards football

Patriot League Co-champions
Conference	Patriot League
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 21^[1]
FCS Coaches	No. 20^[2]
2005 record	8–4 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Frank Tavani (6th 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 2005 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his 6th season as head coach. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field in Easton, PA.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	at Marist*		Leonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NY	Lafayette Sports Network	W 40–21	2,891^[3]
September 10	1:00 p.m.	Richmond*		Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania	LSN	W 7–0	5,274^[4]
September 17	1:00 p.m.	Princeton*		Fisher Field • Easton, PA	LSN	L 21–23	4,915^[5]
September 24	1:00 p.m.	Fordham		Fisher Field • Easton, PA	LSN	W 27–10	6,257^[6]
October 1	1:00 p.m.	at Georgetown		Multi-Sport Field • Washington, D.C.	LSN	W 12–7	1,776^[7]
October 8	1:00 p.m.	Columbia*		Fisher Field • Easton, PA	LSN	W 14–7	1,500^[8]
October 15	1:00 p.m.	Harvard*		Fisher Field • Easton, PA	LSN	L 17–24	8,983^[9]
October 29	1:00 p.m.	Bucknell		Fisher Field • Easton, PA (81st Meeting)	LSN	W 33–20	4,331^[10]
November 5	12:30 p.m.	Colgate		Fisher Field • Easton, PA	LSN	L 15–18	7,683^[11]
November 12	12:30 p.m.	at Holy Cross		Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	LSN	W 41–21	6,171^[12]
November 19	12:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Lehigh		Goodman Stadium • Bethlehem, PA (141st Meeting)	LSN	W 23–19	16,017^[13]
November 26	2:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Appalachian State*	No. 25	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (FCS Playoffs First Round)	LSN	L 23–34	6,327^[14]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from FCS Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Lafayette Leopards football

Venues	The Quad (1882–1893) March Field (1894–1925) Fisher Field (1926–present)

Bowls & rivalries	The Rivalry (Lehigh)

Culture & lore	The Leopard "On, Lafayette!" Leopard Pride

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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