2003 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 2003 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his fourth season as head coach.^[1] The Leopards finished sixth out of eight in the Patriot League.

2003 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	5–6 (2–5 Patriot)
Head coach	Frank Tavani (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Faragalli (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	John Loose (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Fisher Field (Capacity: 13,750)
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Colgate $^		7	–	0					15	–	1
No. 23 Lehigh		6	–	1					8	–	3
Fordham		4	–	3					9	–	3
Bucknell		4	–	3					6	–	6
Towson		3	–	4					6	–	6
Lafayette		2	–	5					5	–	6
Georgetown		1	–	6					4	–	8
Holy Cross		1	–	6					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania. All games were televised on Leopard Sports Network (LSN).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	1:00 p.m.	Marist*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	LSN	W 49–0	4,928	^[2]
September 13	1:00 p.m.	at Towson	Towson University Stadium Towson, MD	LSN	L 13–19	1,600	^[3]
September 27	1:00 p.m.	Princeton*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	LSN	W 28–13	7,107	^[4]
October 4	1:00 p.m.	Georgetown	Fisher Field Easton, PA	LSN	L 10–17	2,238	^[5]
October 11	1:00 p.m.	Columbia*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	LSN	W 41–27	8,358	^[6]
October 18	1:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	LSN	L 27–34	8,326	^[7]
October 25	1:00 p.m.	No. 24 Fordham	Fisher Field Easton, PA	LSN	L 30–32	8,253
November 1	12:30 p.m.	No. 12 Colgate	Fisher Field Easton, PA	LSN	L 31–47	4,367
November 8	12:30 p.m.	Bucknell	Fisher Field Easton, PA	LSN	W 35–17	3,658
November 15	12:30 p.m.	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	LSN	W 41–13	2,821	^[8]
November 22	12:30 p.m.	at Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	LSN	L 10–30	16,000	^[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Lafayette Football 1963-2000". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 104. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. Pinto, Adam (September 7, 2003). "Tough Beginning: Marist Loses 49-0". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 1D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
3. Smolka, Bo (September 14, 2003). "Towson's Defense Leads Way in 19-13 Win Over Lafayette". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
4. Meixell, Ted (September 28, 2003). "Lafayette Coasts Past Princeton". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 28, 2003. p. C15.
5. Meixell, Ted (October 5, 2003). "Lafayette Stung by Loss to Hoyas". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Scores and Summaries". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. October 5, 2003. p. E10.
6. Meixell, Ted (October 12, 2003). "Lafayette Wins in a Record-Setter". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 12, 2003. p. C15.
7. Indrisano, Ron (October 19, 2003). "Crimson Are Perfectly Fine". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C22 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Forsberg, Chris (November 16, 2003). "'Saders Stuck in Slack Season". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D7 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 16, 2003. p. C17.
9. Meixell, Ted (November 23, 2003). "Lehigh and Pugh Put the 'Pards Away". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.