2021 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 2021 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards, led by fifth-year head coach John Garrett, played their home games at Fisher Stadium as a member of the Patriot League.

2021 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferencePatriot League
Record3–8 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDoug McFadden (2nd season)
Home stadiumFisher Stadium
2021 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 19 Holy Cross $^  6 –0   10 –3  
Colgate  5 –1   5 –6  
Fordham  4 –2   6 –5  
Lehigh  3 –3   3 –8  
Lafayette  2 –4   3 –8  
Georgetown  1 –5   2 –8  
Bucknell  0 –6   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4 2:00 p.m. at Air Force*
Stadium L 14–35 30,012
September 11 6:00 p.m. at William & Mary*
L 3–24 6,162
September 18 12:30 p.m. No. 23 New Hampshire*
ESPN+ L 13–19 2,623
September 25 3:30 p.m. Penn*
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
 W 24–14 3,730
October 2 3:30 p.m. Fordham
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
 L 41–42 2,950
October 9 12:30 p.m. Bucknell
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
 W 27–0 2,705
October 16 1:00 p.m. at Harvard*
ESPN+ L 3–30 5,641
October 30 12:30 p.m. at Georgetown
ESPN+ W 24–23 1,091
November 6 12:00 p.m. at Holy Cross
ESPN+ L 10–35 6,514
November 13 12:30 p.m. at Colgate
  • Fisher Stadium
  • Easton, PA
 ESPN+ L 13–20 2,296
November 20 12:30 p.m. at Lehigh
ESPN+ L 10–17 12,962

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Game summaries

at Air Force
Lafayette at Air Force
1 234Total
Leopards 0 770 14
• Falcons 14 1407 35
  • Date: September 4, 2021
  • Location: Falcon Stadium
    Colorado Springs, CO
  • Game start: 12:06 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes
  • Game attendance: 30,012
  • Game weather: Temperature: N/A • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/A
  • Referee: Christian Walker
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Hassel (play–by–play) and Sherdrick Bonner (analyst)
   
Scoring summary
108:01AFMicah Davis 10–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick)
(10 plays, 59 yards, 4:53)		AF 7–0
00:25AFHaaziq Daniels 7–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick)
(10 plays, 65 yards, 4:49)		AF 14–0
209:05LAFJulius Young 23–yard pass from Rent Montie (Micah Pettit kick)
(13 plays, 83 yards, 6:16)		AF 14–7
03:09AFMicah Davis 16–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick failed)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:56)		AF 20–7
00:18AFHaaziq Daniels 2–yard run (DeAndre Hughes rush)
(7 plays, 40 yards, 1:20)		AF 28–7
307:50LAFSelwyn Simpson 3–yard run (Micah Pettit kick)
(10 plays, 68 yards, 5:11)		AF 28–14
406:10AFHaaziq Daniels 19–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick)
(8 plays, 68 yards, 4:02)		AF 35–14
See also: 2021 Air Force Falcons football team
Pregame lineOver/under
AF –40.549.5[2]
StatisticsLafayetteAir Force
First downs1224
Total yards287420
Rushing yards43370
Passing yards24450
Turnovers20
Time of possession25:3934:21
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
LafayettePassingAaron Angelos10/16, 158 yards
RushingJaden Sutton7 carries, 38 yards
ReceivingJulius Young8 receptions, 147 yards, 1 TD
Air ForcePassingHaaziq Daniels3/5, 50 yards
RushingBrad Roberts25 carries, 111 yards
ReceivingMicah Davis2 receptions, 27 yards

References
  1. "2021 Lafayette Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  2. "Lafayette Leopards vs Air Force Falcons". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 5, 2021.


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