2009 Lafayette Leopards football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year = 2009
|team = Lafayette Leopards
|sport= football
| image = Lafayette Leopards wordmark.png
| image_size= 250
|conference = Patriot League
|division =
|short_conf = Patriot
|record = 8–3
|conf_record = 4–2
|wins_vacated =
|wins_forfeited =
|conf_wins_vacated =
|conf_wins_forfeited =
|head_coach = Frank Tavani
|hc_year = 10th
|off_coach = Mickey Fein
|oc_year =
|off_scheme = Multiple
|def_coach = John Loose
|dc_year = 10th
|def_scheme = 4–3
|stadium = Fisher Stadium
}}
{{2009 Patriot League football standings}}
The 2009 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Lafayette tied for second place in the Patriot League.
The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his 10th season as head coach. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Stadium in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2009
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Georgetown
| site_stadium = Multi-Sport Field
| site_cityst = Washington, DC
| tv = {{abbr|LSN|Lafayette Sports Network}}
| score = 28–3
| attend = 2,875
| source = {{cite news |title=In Their First Night Game at Home, It's Lights Out for Hoyas |first=Kathy |last=Orton |date=September 13, 2009 |page=D14 |newspaper=The Washington Post |location=Washington, D.C. |via=ProQuest}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2009|team=2009 Liberty Flames football team|title=Liberty}}
| opprank = 24
| site_stadium = Fisher Stadium
| site_cityst = Easton, PA
| tv = LSN
| score = 13–19
| attend = 8,921
| source = {{cite news |title=Leopards Can't Come Back from Disastrous First Half |first=Paul |last=Reinhard |date=September 20, 2009 |page=Sports 1 |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64387627/2009-lafayette-liberty/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = Penn
| site_stadium = Fisher Stadium
| site_cityst = Easton, PA
| tv = LSN
| score = 24–21
| overtime = OT
| attend = 10,197
| source = {{cite news |title=Field Goal in OT Sinks Quakers |first=Elliott |last=Denman |date=September 27, 2009 |page=E2 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64393428/2009-lafayette-penn/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Yale
| site_stadium = Yale Bowl
| site_cityst = New Haven, CT
| tv = LSN
| score = 31–14
| attend = 3,879
| source = {{cite news |title=Run-Down Feeling: Leopards Roll over Bulldogs in Second Half |first=Jay |last=Spiegel |date=October 4, 2009 |page=E7 |newspaper=Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64433431/2009-lafayette-yale/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = Columbia
| site_stadium = Fisher Stadium
| site_cityst = Easton, PA
| tv = LSN
| score = 24–21
| attend = 5,843
| source = {{cite news |title=Lafayette's 'Heart and Will' Prevails |first=Michael |last=Blouse |date=October 11, 2009 |page=C1 |newspaper=The Express-Times |location=Easton, Pa. |via=NewsBank}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Harvard
| site_stadium = Harvard Stadium
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| tv = LSN
| score = 35–18
| attend = 7,416
| source = {{cite news |title=Crimson Miscues Costly: Make No Mistake, Leopards Pounce |first=Craig |last=Larson |date=October 18, 2009 |page=C16 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64437885/2009-harvard-lafayette/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| rank =
| opponent = Fordham
| site_stadium = Fisher Stadium
| site_cityst = Easton, PA
| tv = LSN
| score = 26–21
| attend = 6,288
| source = {{cite news |title=Leopards Hold Off Fordham |first=Michael |last=Blouse |date=October 25, 2009 |page=C1 |newspaper=The Express-Times |location=Easton, Pa. |via=NewsBank}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = Bucknell
| site_stadium = Fisher Stadium
| site_cityst = Easton, PA
| tv = LSN
| score = 35–14
| attend = 5,549
| source = {{cite news |title=Leopards Do Curley Shuffle |first=Michael |last=Blouse |date=November 1, 2009 |page=C1 |newspaper=The Express-Times |location=Easton, Pa. |via=NewsBank}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| rank = 24
| opponent = Colgate
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Fisher Stadium
| site_cityst = Easton, PA
| tv = LSN
| score = 56–49
| attend = 8,937
| source = {{cite news |title=Lafayette Scores Big Over Colgate |first=Paul |last=Reinhard |date=November 8, 2009 |page=Sports 1 |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64465859/2009-colgate-lafayette/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 20
| opponent = Holy Cross
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Fitton Field
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| tv = LSN
| score = 26–28
| attend = 5,291
| source = {{cite news |title=Randolph, Crusaders Clinch Patriot Title |first=Jennifer |last=Toland |date=November 15, 2009 |page=C16 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64466615/2009-lafayette-hc/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| time = 12:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 21
| opponent = Lehigh
| site_stadium = Goodman Stadium
| site_cityst = Bethlehem, PA
| gamename = The Rivalry
| tv = LSN
| score = 21–27
| overtime = OT
| attend = 15,714
| source = {{cite news |title=An Improbable Overtime Win |first=Paul |last=Reinhard |date=November 22, 2009 |page=Sports 1 |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64470129/2009-lafayette-lehigh/ }}
}}
}}
References
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