# 2018 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 2018 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards were led by second-year head coach John Garrett and played their home games at Fisher Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 3–8, 2–4 in Patriot League play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.

## Preseason
### Preseason coaches poll

The Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll on July 26, 2018, with the Leopards predicted to finish in a tie for fifth place.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Colgate | 71 (11) |
| 2 | Lehigh | 63 (3) |
| 3 | Fordham | 45 |
| 4 | Holy Cross | 40 |
| T–5 | Bucknell | 31 |
| T–5 | Lafayette | 31 |
| 7 | Georgetown | 13 |

### Preseason All-Patriot League team

The Leopards placed four players on the preseason all-Patriot League team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Sacred Heart* | Campus FieldFairfield, CT | NECFR | L 6–35 | 4,157 |
| September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | at Delaware* | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | MASN | L 0–37 | 12,781 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Monmouth* | Fisher StadiumEaston, PA | Stadium WBPH | L 20–24 | 4,325 |
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Colgate | Crown Field at Andy Kerr StadiumHamilton, NY | Stadium | L 0–45 | 7,753 |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut* | Fisher StadiumEaston, PA | Stadium WBPH | W 31–24 | 5,295 |
| October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgetown | Fisher StadiumEaston, PA | Stadium WBPH | L 6–13 | 4,657 |
| October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Bucknell | Christy Mathewson–Memorial StadiumLewisburg, PA | Stadium WBPH | W 29–27 | 3,097 |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at Fordham | Coffey FieldBronx, NY | Stadium | W 21–13 | 3,616 |
| November 3 | 12:30 p.m. | Holy Cross | Fisher StadiumEaston, PA | Stadium WBPH | L 14–40 | 3,914 |
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at Army* | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | CBSSN | L 13–31 | 31,286 |
| November 17 | 12:30 p.m. | Lehigh | Fisher StadiumEaston, PA (The Rivalry) | MASN Stadium WBPH | L 3–34 | 11,028 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Sacred Heart

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Leopards | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Pioneers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### At Delaware

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Leopards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 37 |

### Monmouth

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawks | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
| Leopards | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 |

### At Colgate

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Leopards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raiders | 15 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 45 |

### Central Connecticut

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Leopards | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |

### Georgetown

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hoyas | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Leopards | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |

### At Bucknell

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Leopards | 7 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 29 |
| Bisons | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |

### At Fordham

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Leopards | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Rams | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |

### Holy Cross

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Crusaders | 0 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 40 |
| Leopards | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### At Army

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Leopards | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Black Knights | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |

### Lehigh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountain Hawks | 17 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Leopards | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |