2000 Lafayette Leopards football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| mode = football
| year = 2000
| team = Lafayette Leopards
| image =
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| conference = Patriot League
| short_conf = Patriot
| record = 2–9
| conf_record = 1–5
| head_coach = Frank Tavani
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = Mike Levy
| captain2 = Phil Yarberough
| stadium = Fisher Field
}}
{{2000 Patriot League football standings}}
The 2000 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Leopards tied for last in the Patriot League.
In their first year under head coach Frank Tavani, the Leopards compiled a 2–9 record.{{cite book |title=2019 Lafayette Football Record Book |chapter=Lafayette Football 1963-2000 |publisher=Lafayette College |location=Easton, Pa. |page=104 |access-date=June 20, 2020 |url=https://goleopards.com/documents/2019/8/26/2019LafayetteFootballRecordBook.pdf}} Mike Levy and Phil Yarberough were the team captains.{{cite book |title=2019 Lafayette Football Record Book |chapter=Team Captains 1882-2019 |publisher=Lafayette College |location=Easton, Pa. |page=97 |access-date=June 20, 2020 |url=https://goleopards.com/documents/2019/8/26/2019LafayetteFootballRecordBook.pdf}}
The Leopards were outscored 350 to 244. Their 1–5 conference record tied for worst in the seven-team Patriot League standings.{{cite book|url=https://patriotleague.org/documents/2020/7/14/2020_PatriotFB_Record_Book.pdf|title=Patriot League Football Record Book|chapter=Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results|publisher=Patriot League|location=Center Valley, Pa.|date=2020|access-date=August 10, 2020|page=7}}
Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2000
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network
| attend = y
| source = y
| September 9 | | Towson
| Fisher Field | Easton, PA | L 42 20
| 5,229 | {{cite news |title=Towson Pulls Away for 42-20 Rout of Lafayette |first=Dan |last=Hickling |date=September 10, 2000 |page=12D |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |location=Baltimore, Md.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60363750/2000-lafayette-towson/ }}
| September 16 | | Princeton
| Fisher Field | Easton, PA | W 24 17
| 8,013 | {{cite news |title=The Glavic Era Begins, as 'Pards Top Princeton |first=Ted |last=Meixell |date=September 17, 2000 |page=C4 |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60364537/2000-lafayette-princeton/ }}
| September 23 | @ | Penn
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA | L 45 28
| 5,427 | {{cite news |title=Lafayette Loses, Makes Decisions |first=Ted |last=Meixell |date=September 24, 2000 |page=C3 |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60367155/2000-lafayette-penn/ }}
| September 30 | | Harvard
| Fisher Field | Easton, PA | L 42 19
| 4,728 | {{cite news |title=Harvard Drubs Lafayette, 42-19 |first=Ted |last=Meixell |date=October 1, 2000 |page=C3 |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60368835/2000-harvard-lafayette/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=Crimson Ride Rose to a Romp on Road |date=October 1, 2000 |page=D18 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.}}
| October 7 | @ | Columbia
| Wien Stadium | New York, NY | L 47 22
| 2,739 | {{cite news |title='Pards' Tavani Still Chasing No. 2 |first=Ted |last=Meixell |date=October 8, 2000 |page=C3 |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60371033/2000-columbia-lafayette/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=Ivy League Summaries |date=October 8, 2000 |page=C19 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.}}
| October 14 | @ | Bucknell
| Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium | Lewisburg, PA | L 42 30
| October 21 | | Holy Cross
| Fisher Field | Easton, PA | W 28 13
| 6,723 | {{cite news |title=Motivated Lafayette Downs Holy Cross, 28-13 |first=Ted |last=Meixell |date=October 22, 2000 |page=C3 |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60383212/2000-lafayette-hc/ }}
| October 28 | @ | Colgate
| Andy Kerr Stadium | Hamilton, NY | L 17 14
| 5,290 | {{cite news |title=Colgate 17, Lafayette 14 |date=October 29, 2000 |page=3B |newspaper=Press & Sun-Bulletin |location=Binghamton, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60384115/2000-colgate-lafayette/ }}
| November 4 | @ | Fordham
| Coffey Field | Bronx, NY | L 31 28
| 3,138 | {{cite news |title=Leopards Lose Magic and Game to Fordham, 31-28 |first=Ted |last=Meixell |date=November 5, 2000 |page=C2 |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60393379/2000-fordham-lafayette/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=Fordham 31, Lafayette 28 |date=November 5, 2000 |page=9C |newspaper=The Journal News |location=White Plains, N.Y.}}
| November 11 | @ | {{cfb link|year=2000|team=Duquesne Dukes|title=Duquesne}}
| Rooney Field | Pittsburgh, PA | L 23 14
| 4,703 | {{cite news |title=Un-Patriotic: Duquesne Disposes of Patriot League Foe Lafayette, 23-14 |first=Phil |last=Axelrod |date=November 12, 2000 |page=D-8 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |location=Pittsburgh, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60395168/2000-lafayette-duquesne/ }}
| November 18 | | #8 Lehigh
| Fisher Field | Easton, PA (The Rivalry) | L 31 17
| 12,586 | {{cite news |title=Patient Lehigh Pounces on Leopards |first=Terry |last=Larimer |date=November 19, 2000 |page=C1 |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60396265/2000-lafayette-lehigh/ }}
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