Lafayette Leopards

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Patriot · Fisher Field · 13,132

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Columbia · our model 31% Lafayette Leopards · a number, not a pick

LastW 13–9 vs Marist · Sat Sep 12 · Beckham Dee 1 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 8 tackles

Nextat Columbia · Sat Sep 19 · 12 pm ET · Lawrence A. Wien Stadium · series 16-10-1

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

FCS Program Prestige · Lafayette Leopards

National Program

National Program — sustained top-25 expectations across cycles.

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All-time record · Lafayette Leopards

Lafayette Leopards has won 47% of its games since 1882 — 62% at home, 34% on the road.

408-423-29 all-time · 134 seasons · 1882–2026

Home 249-140-12
Away 153-277-17
Neutral 6-6
53% 1880s
53% 1890s
75% 1900s
54% 1910s
67% 1920s
28% 1930s
26% 1940s
9% 1950s
17% 1960s
26% 1970s
18% 1980s
6 g 1990s
61% 2000s
30% 2010s
52% 2020s

Program memory

What this program never forgets

Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.

The First Game (1884)

Lafayette defeated Lehigh 56-0 in the inaugural Rivalry game, winning with dominance that has never been repeated

2024

160 Games of The Rivalry

The 160th Rivalry game played (November 23, 2024); Lafayette lost 38-14 and Lehigh claimed the Patriot League title

Wound

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Coaching historyEvery hire and departure on record, not just the current era.

Coaching history

  • Jock Sutherland departs33-8-2, 5 seasons
  • Hired Jock Sutherland1919
  • Samuel Newton departs8-2, 1 season
  • Hired Samuel Newton1911
  • George Barclay departs6-2-2, 1 season
  • Hired George Barclay1908
  • Samuel Newton departs33-14, 4 seasons
  • Hired Samuel Newton1898
Cultural identityWhat college football loses if this program didn't exist.
BowlsEvery bowl this program's played, and how it did.

Playoff History

Recent postseason (2023): 0-1

Most recent: 2023 — loss 36-34 (away). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.

2023
CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Leopards.”
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