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2018 Lafayette Leopards football team

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2018 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferencePatriot League
Record3–8 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Van Dam (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLuke Thompson (1st season)
Home stadiumFisher Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Colgate $^   6 0     10 2  
Holy Cross   4 2     5 6  
Georgetown   4 2     5 6  
Lehigh   2 4     3 8  
Lafayette   2 4     3 8  
Fordham   2 4     2 9  
Bucknell   1 5     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards were led by second-year head coach John Garrett and played their home games at Fisher Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 3–8, 2–4 in Patriot League play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.

Preseason

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Preseason coaches poll

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The Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll on July 26, 2018, with the Leopards predicted to finish in a tie for fifth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Colgate 71 (11)
2 Lehigh 63 (3)
3 Fordham 45
4 Holy Cross 40
T–5 Bucknell 31
T–5 Lafayette 31
7 Georgetown 13

Preseason All-Patriot League team

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The Leopards placed four players on the preseason all-Patriot League team.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Sacred Heart*NECFRL 6–354,157
September 83:30 p.m.at Delaware*MASNL 0–3712,781
September 156:00 p.m.Monmouth*Stadium
WBPH
L 20–244,325
September 221:00 p.m.at ColgateStadiumL 0–457,753
September 296:00 p.m.Central Connecticut*
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
Stadium
WBPH
W 31–245,295
October 133:30 p.m.Georgetowndagger
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
Stadium
WBPH
L 6–134,657
October 2012:00 p.m.at BucknellStadium
WBPH
W 29–273,097
October 271:00 p.m.at FordhamStadiumW 21–133,616
November 312:30 p.m.Holy Cross
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
Stadium
WBPH
L 14–403,914
November 1012:00 p.m.at Army*CBSSNL 13–3131,286
November 1712:30 p.m.Lehigh
MASN
Stadium
WBPH
L 3–3411,028

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Game summaries

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At Sacred Heart

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1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 3 0 3 0 6
Pioneers 7 14 7 7 35

At Delaware

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1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 0 0 0 0 0
Fightin' Blue Hens 14 7 7 9 37

Monmouth

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 6 9 6 3 24
Leopards 13 7 0 0 20

At Colgate

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1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 0 0 0 0 0
Raiders 15 21 9 0 45

Central Connecticut

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 10 0 7 24
Leopards 7 7 7 10 31

Georgetown

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hoyas 0 13 0 0 13
Leopards 0 3 0 3 6

At Bucknell

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1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 7 0 13 9 29
Bisons 7 7 7 6 27

At Fordham

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1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 0 14 7 0 21
Rams 0 13 0 0 13

Holy Cross

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1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 17 23 0 40
Leopards 14 0 0 0 14

At Army

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1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 3 3 0 7 13
Black Knights 3 14 14 0 31

Lehigh

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mountain Hawks 17 0 10 7 34
Leopards 0 3 0 0 3

References

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  1. ^ "Patriot League - Patriot League Football Preseason Major Awards, Poll and All-League Honors Announced (7.26.18)". patriotleague.org.
  2. ^ "Lafayette Football Official Schedule". Lafayette Athletics. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.