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.

  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.