# 2019 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 2019 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards were led by third-year head coach John Garrett and played their home games at Fisher Field. They were a member of the Patriot League.

## Preseason
### Preseason coaches' poll

The Patriot League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019 (voting was by conference head coaches and sports information directors). The Leopards were picked to finish in sixth place.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Colgate | 72 (12) |
| 2 | Holy Cross | 58 (2) |
| 3 | Georgetown | 51 |
| 4 | Fordham | 39 |
| 5 | Lehigh | 38 |
| 6 | Lafayette | 21 |
| 7 | Bucknell | 15 |

### Preseason All-Patriot League team

The Leopards had four players selected to the preseason All-Patriot League team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at William & Mary* | Zable StadiumWilliamsburg, VA | FloSports | L 17–30 | 10,167 |
| September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Monmouth* | Kessler StadiumWest Long Branch, NJ | ESPN+ | L 21–24 | 2,955 |
| September 14 | 12:30 p.m. | Sacred Heart* | Fisher StadiumEaston, PA | Stadium | L 40–56 | 5,119 |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Albany* | Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey StadiumAlbany, NY | FloSports | L 7–36 | 3,241 |
| September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Penn* | Fisher StadiumEaston, PA (rivalry) | Stadium | L 24–28 | 4,911 |
| October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Princeton* | Powers Field at Princeton StadiumPrinceton, NJ | ESPNU | L 3–28 | 4,521 |
| October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Georgetown | Cooper FieldWashington, DC | Stadium | L 10–14 | 1,984 |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Bucknell | Fisher StadiumEaston, PA (rivalry) | Stadium | W 21–17 | 5,325 |
| November 2 | 12:30 p.m. | Fordham | Fisher StadiumEaston, PA | Stadium | W 38–34 | 3,505 |
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at Holy Cross | Fitton FieldWorcester, MA | Stadium | W 23–20 | 5,236 |
| November 16 | 12:30 p.m. | Colgate | Fisher StadiumEaston, PA | Stadium | L 0–16 | |
| November 23 | 12:30 p.m. | at Lehigh | Goodman StadiumBethlehem, PA (The Rivalry) | Stadium WFMZ | W 17–16 | 13,292 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At William & Mary

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Leopards | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Tribe | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 30 |

### At Monmouth

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Leopards | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Hawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |

### Sacred Heart

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pioneers | 14 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 56 |
| Leopards | 3 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 40 |

### At Albany

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Leopards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Great Danes | 12 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 36 |

### Penn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Quakers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Leopards | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |

### At Princeton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Leopards | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 21 Tigers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |

### At Georgetown

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Leopards | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Hoyas | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### Bucknell

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Leopards | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |

### Fordham

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 |
| Leopards | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 38 |

### At Holy Cross

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Leopards | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| Crusaders | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |

### Colgate

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| Leopards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### At Lehigh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Leopards | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Mountain Hawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |