1989 Lafayette Leopards football team

1989 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Colonial League
Record	5–5 (2–2 Colonial)
Head coach	Bill Russo (9th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Donnelly (2nd season)
Captains	Frank Baur Dwayne Norris
Home stadium	Fisher Field

1989 Colonial League football standings

v t e	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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Kutztown*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 44–14	4,200	[4]
September 16	No. 8 Holy Cross	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 21–23	10,700	[5]
September 23	at Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 12–25	11,513	[6]
September 30	Columbia*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 52–14	4,350	[7]
October 7	at Cornell*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 23–24	8,000	[8]
October 14	Fordham*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 40–7	4,595	[9]
October 21	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 20–34	40,478	[10]
October 28	Colgate	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 38–33	9,815	[11]
November 4	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 33–54	3,418	[12]
November 18	at Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	W 36–21	18,623	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

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.
4. "Lafayette 44, Kutztown 14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 10, 1989. p. 75 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Thomas, David K. (September 17, 1989). "Holy Cross Rallies, 23-21". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Juliano, Joe (September 24, 1989). "Keys Leads Penn Past Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Lafayette 52, Columbia 14". The Record. Hackensack, N.J. November 4, 1989. p. S11 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Fox, Mike (October 9, 1989). "Cornell Hangs On, Dodges Lafayette Bullet". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Meixell, Ted (October 15, 1989). "Lafayette Evens Mark at 3-3 with 40-7 Sacking of Fordham". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Thomaselli, Rich (October 22, 1989). "Cadets Steam Past Lafayette". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Lafayette Slips Past Colgate, 38-33". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 29, 1989. pp. 5E, 4E – via Newspapers.com.
12. Baker, Wayne (November 5, 1989). "Erb's 2 Scores Help Bucknell Rout Lafayette". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
13. Fox, John Jay (September 28, 1989). "Lafayette's Balance Stops Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.