1989 Lafayette Leopards football team

1989 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceColonial League
Record5–5 (2–2 Colonial)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Donnelly (2nd season)
Captains
  • Frank Baur
  • Dwayne Norris
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Colonial League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–4 Holy Cross $ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Bucknell 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Lafayette 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Lehigh 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Colgate 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lafayette tied for second in the Colonial League.

In their ninth year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 4–7 record.[1] Frank Baur and Dwayne Norris were the team captains.[2]

The Leopards outscored opponents 319 to 249. Lafayette's 2–2 conference record tied for second in the five-team Colonial League standings.[3]

Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 Kutztown*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 44–14 4,200 [4]
September 16 No. 8 Holy Cross
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
L 21–23 10,700 [5]
September 23 at Penn*
L 12–25 11,513 [6]
September 30 Columbia*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 52–14 4,350 [7]
October 7 at Cornell*
L 23–24 8,000 [8]
October 14 Fordham*
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 40–7 4,595 [9]
October 21 at Army*
L 20–34 40,478 [10]
October 28 Colgate
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 38–33 9,815 [11]
November 4 at Bucknell
L 33–54 3,418 [12]
November 18 at Lehigh
W 36–21 18,623 [13]

References

  1. ^ "Lafayette Football 1963-1986". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 105. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Team Captains 1882-2019". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 97. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Lafayette 44, Kutztown 14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 10, 1989. p. 75 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Thomas, David K. (September 17, 1989). "Holy Cross Rallies, 23-21". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Juliano, Joe (September 24, 1989). "Keys Leads Penn Past Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lafayette 52, Columbia 14". The Record. Hackensack, N.J. November 4, 1989. p. S11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Fox, Mike (October 9, 1989). "Cornell Hangs On, Dodges Lafayette Bullet". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 15, 1989). "Lafayette Evens Mark at 3-3 with 40-7 Sacking of Fordham". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Thomaselli, Rich (October 22, 1989). "Cadets Steam Past Lafayette". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Lafayette Slips Past Colgate, 38-33". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 29, 1989. pp. 5E, 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Baker, Wayne (November 5, 1989). "Erb's 2 Scores Help Bucknell Rout Lafayette". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Fox, John Jay (September 28, 1989). "Lafayette's Balance Stops Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.