2004 Lafayette Leopards football team

2004 Lafayette Leopards football
Patriot League co-champion
ConferencePatriot League
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 19[1]
FCS CoachesNo. 19[2]
Record8–4 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Faragalli (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJohn Loose (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Lehigh +^   5 1     9 3  
No. 19 Lafayette +^   5 1     8 4  
Bucknell   4 2     7 4  
Colgate   4 2     7 4  
Fordham   2 4     5 6  
Holy Cross   1 5     3 8  
Georgetown   0 6     3 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by Frank Tavani, in his fifth season as head coach.

Lafayette played in its first post-season game ever at Delaware by virtue of winning the Patriot League co-championship. Tavani was named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award.

The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania. All games were televised by the Lafayette Sports Network (LSN).

  1. ^ "Final Sports Network's 2004 FCS College Football Poll". Archived from the original on September 22, 2012.
  2. ^ "Three Ranked in Final 2004 I-AA Polls". Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2012.