American college football season
The 1985 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season . In their fifth year under head coach Bill Russo , the Leopards compiled a 6–5 record.[ 1] John Anderson and Ryan Priest were the team captains.[ 2] This was Lafayette's final year as an independent , before joining the Colonial League. Future league football opponents on the Leopards' 1985 schedule included Bucknell, Colgate, Lehigh and Towson. The league was later renamed Patriot League , and continues to be Lafayette's conference. Lafayette played home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania .
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 14 at New Hampshire W 20–7 10,126 [ 3] September 21 Colgate L 14–30 11,500 [ 4] September 28 Columbia W 20–0 3,500 [ 5] October 5 at Cornell W 17–3 10,008 [ 6] October 12 James Madison W 20–13 10,500 [ 7] October 19 at Navy L 14–56 28,402 [ 8] October 26 at Rhode Island L 21–41 12,933 [ 9] November 2 Towson State L 24–27 2,000 [ 10] November 9 Bucknell W 47–0 5,500 [ 11] November 16 Kutztown W 23–7 350 [ 12] November 23 at Lehigh L 19–24 17,000 [ 13] Homecoming
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