1995 Lafayette Leopards football team

American college football season

1995 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	4–6–1 (3–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Bill Russo (15th season)
Captains	Glenn Hunzinger Gavin Morrissey Jarrett Shine
Home stadium	Fisher Field
Seasons← 1994 1996 →

1995 Patriot League football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Lehigh $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Bucknell	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Lafayette	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Fordham	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Holy Cross	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Colgate	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1995 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lafayette finished third in the Patriot League.

In their 15th year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 4–6–1 record. Glenn Hunzinger, Gavin Morrissey and Jarrett Shine were the team captains.

The Leopards were outscored 250 to 176. Lafayette's 3–2 conference record placed third in the six-team Patriot League standings.

Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	at Buffalo*	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	W 24–17	6,058
September 16	at Hofstra*	Hofstra Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 0–26	4,372
September 23	No. 16 Penn*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 8 28	7,895
September 30	Columbia*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	T 10–10	8,156
October 7	at Dartmouth*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 7–14	3,108
October 14	at Princeton*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 0–41	6,109
October 21	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 27–17	4,128
October 28	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 11–30	5,061
November 4	Colgate	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 35–9	4,065
November 11	Fordham*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 24–21	3,714
November 18	at Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	L 30–37	15,412
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

"Lafayette Football 1963-1986". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 105. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
"Team Captains 1882-2019". 2019 Lafayette Football Record Book (PDF). Easton, Pa.: Lafayette College. p. 97. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
"Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 5. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
Meixell, Ted (September 10, 1995). "Young Leopards Buffalo 1st Foe". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "IAA-Summaries". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. September 10, 1995. p. 7D.
Meixell, Ted (September 17, 1995). "Lafayette Falls to Hofstra 26-0". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "I-AA Summaries". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. September 17, 1995. p. 5D.
Meixell, Ted (September 24, 1995). "Penn Shows Gap Still Wide in a 28-8 Win Over Leopards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
Meixell, Ted (October 1, 1995). "Late Columbia TD Forces a 10-10 Tie with the Leopards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
Robbins, Paul (October 8, 1995). "Lafayette Fails to Capitalize in 14-7 Loss at Dartmouth". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Dartmouth, 14-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 8, 1995. p. 67.
Meixell, Ted (October 15, 1995). "Princeton Wallops Leopards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
Doyle, Bill (October 22, 1995). "Finally, a Win on Same Day: Lafayette Tops Holy Cross; Moore Shines". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
Meixell, Ted (October 29, 1995). "Bucknell Puts Crimp in Self-Destructive 'Pards' Hopes". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
Meixell, Ted (November 5, 1995). "Moore Carries Lafayette Past Winless Colgate 35-9". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
Meixell, Ted (November 12, 1995). "Lafayette's 2 OT-Win Is 'Special' Delivered". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
Meixell, Ted (November 19, 1995). "Lehigh Engineers a Miracle; Comeback, Catch in OT Clinch Patriot Title". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	The Quad (1882–1893) March Field (1894–1925) Fisher Stadium (1926–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Lehigh: The Rivalry
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