2024 Lafayette Leopards football team
American college football season
2024 Lafayette Leopards football | |
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Conference | Patriot League |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 19 |
FCS Coaches | No. 19 |
Record | 1–1 (0–0 Patriot) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | T. J. Dimuzio (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Mike Saint Germain (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Fisher Stadium |
Seasons ← 2023 2025 → |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Lafayette | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of September 8, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll |
The 2024 Lafayette Leopards football team will represent Lafayette College as a member of the Patriot League during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards will be led by third-year head coach John Troxell and play their home games at Fisher Stadium in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Buffalo* | No. 17 | ESPN+ | L 13–30 | 16,400 | |
September 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at Monmouth* | No. 19 | FloSports | W 40–35 | ||
September 14 | 12:30 p.m. | Marist* | ESPN+ | ||||
September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at Columbia* | ESPN+ | ||||
October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Fordham | ESPN+ | ||||
October 12 | 12:30 p.m. | Georgetown |
| ESPN+ | |||
October 19 | 12:30 p.m. | Sacred Heart* |
| ESPN+ | |||
October 26 | 1:30 p.m. | Holy Cross![]() |
| ESPN+ | |||
November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Bucknell | ESPN+ | ||||
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Colgate |
| ESPN+ | |||
November 16 | 12:30 p.m. | Stonehill* |
| ESPN+ | |||
November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at Lehigh |
| ESPN+ | |||
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Game summaries
at Buffalo (FBS)
Game One – No. 17 Lafayette Leopards (0–0) at Buffalo Bulls (FBS) (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 17 Lafayette | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
Buffalo (FBS) | 13 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
at UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY
- Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024
- Game time: 7:00 PM
- Game attendance: 16,400
- Referee: Jeremy Valentine
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima (play-by-play) and Jordan Reid (analyst)
Game information |
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Statistics | LAF | BUFF |
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First downs | 14 | 23 |
Total yards | 63–225 | 69–403 |
Rushing yards | 28–45 | 45–208 |
Passing yards | 180 | 195 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–35–2 | 14–24–0 |
Time of possession | 28:47 | 31:13 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Lafayette | Passing | Dean DeNobile | 23/33, 162 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Troy Bruce | 4 carries, 29 yards | |
Receiving | Chris Carasia | 8 receptions, 83 yards, TD | |
Buffalo | Passing | C.J. Ogbonna | 14/24, 195 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Jacqez Barksdale | 14 carries, 99 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Nik McMillan | 5 receptions, 76 yards, TD |