Patriot League Championships: 1988, 1992, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013 137Th SEASON | LAFAYETTE COLLEGE FOOTBALL | 137Th SEASON
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2018 Schedule Lafayette College Football | GoLeopards.com • @GoLeopards • @LafColFootball 9/1 at Sacred Heart (NEC) ........................ 35-6 L 9/8 at Delaware (LSN, MASN, ESPN3) ........... 37-0 L LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS GAME 4 • Sept. 22, 2018 • 1 p.m. COLGATE RAIDERS Site ...................................................Hamilton, N.Y. 9/15 MONMOUTH (LSN, PLN) ................... 24-20 L 2018 Record ............................................0-3 Kerr Stadium (10,221) 2018 Record ............................................2-0 9/22 at Colgate* (Stadium) ........................... 1 p.m. Last game ................. 9/15/18 in Easton, Pa. Weather ................ Partly cloudy, High-65, Low-52, Last game ..................9/8/18 in Durham, N.H. 9/29 CENTRAL CONN. ST. (LSN, PLN) ....... 6 p.m. ................. winds NNW 6 mph, 10% chance of rain ..............................Lost to Monmouth, 24-20 ...........................Beat New Hampshire, 10-3 10/13 GEORGETOWN* (LSN, PLN) ..........3:30 p.m. Head coach ..............................John Garrett SERIES INFORMATION Head coach ...................................Dan Hunt 10/20 at Bucknell* (LSN, PLN) ...................... 12 p.m. Series Record .................... Colgate leads, 44-13-4 10/27 at Fordham* (Stadium) ......................... 1 p.m. Lafayette record...............3-11 (2nd season) Streak ................................................... Colgate +3 Colgate record ................28-21 (5th season) 11/3 HOLY CROSS* (LSN, PLN) ...........12:30 p.m. Career record ...................................... same in Easton, Pa. ....................... Colgate leads 21-7-2 Career record ...................................... same Last Meeting ............ 11/11/2017 in Easton • CU won 27-0 11/10 at Army (CBSSN), ............................... 12 p.m. vs. Colgate...............................................0-1 vs. Lafayette ............................................3-1 First Meeting ............. 10/27/1906 in Easton • LC won 17-6 11/17 LEHIGH* - No. 154 - (LSN, MASN, PLN) .12:30 p.m. * denotes Patriot League game LSN = Lafayette Sports Network (RCN-HD, WBPH-HD) The Match-Up: As the season moves to week four, the Leopards travel to MASN = Mid-Atlantic Sports Network Hamilton, N.Y. to open Patriot League play at No. 24 Colgate on Saturday at 1 p.m. ESPN3 = ESPN stream through ESPN3.com or WatchESPN app PLN = Patriot League Network stream through GoLeopards.com The game can be seen online via watchStadium.com and through Facebook Watch. NEC = NECFrontRow.com Stadium = WatchStadium.com See You in September?: The order of the Patriot League schedule slate has varied Coaching Staff little over the years and the Lafayette-Colgate matchup has typically been in October Head Coach ...................................John Garrett or November. This is the earliest meeting between the two teams since 1985 when Record at Lafayette (seasons) ............ 3-11 (2nd) they played on Sept. 21. Lafayette and Colgate have played each other every season Patriot League Record...........................3-3 (2nd) since 1983. Career Record .............................................same Offensive Line .............................Gordon Sammis Offensive Coordinator/QB ........John Van Dam Patriot League Openers: Lafayette and Colgate are playing the only Patriot League Running Backs ........................Kevin Callahan Jr. game on Saturday (and the second conference contest of the 2018 season). Lafayette Wide Receivers ..................... Tiquan Underwood Tight Ends/Fullbacks .................... Christian Pace is 18-14 in Patriot League openers, with play beginning in 1988 as the Colonial League, Defensive Coordinator/LB .....Luke Thompson and 16-12 since 1990 when the league took its current name. The Leopards have Defensive Backs ........................Doug McFadden won 10 of their last 14 league openers (Georgetown in ’04, ’07, ’08, ’09, Fordham in Defensive Line .......................... Andrew Seumalo ’05, Bucknell in ’06, ’12 and ’13 and Holy Cross in 2017) with the losses coming to Linebackers ...................................... Rich Yahner Special Teams Coordinator ... Marc Nudelberg Georgetown in 2010 and 2011, Fordham in 2014 and 2015 and Holy Cross in 2016. Operations ...................................... David Rosen Live Coverage Younger Breaks Away: Sophomore J.J. Younger made his presence known immediately against Monmouth. He ran back the Leopards’ opening kick off 95 yards for Television ....................................................None Streaming ..................GoLeopards.com/Stadium the score. It was Younger’s first career touchdown and the Leopards’s first touchdown Talent ..................................Matt Martucci (PxP), of the season. The 95-yard return is the fifth-longest in school history. ...Dave Owens (analyst), Morgan Uber (sideline) Live Stats ..........https://gopards.co/18ColgateFB Hammin’ It Up: Freshman DE Malik Hamm has made the most of his playing time early in his career. Hamm earned his first collegiate start at Delaware. He registered Quick Facts five tackles with three tackles for a loss, including a sack. When he sacked Delaware Location .............................................Easton, Pa. QB Pat Kehoe, he stripped him of the ball, recovered the fumble and ran it back for 22 Founded .......................................................1826 Enrollment ...................................................2,450 yards. Hamm came off the bench to record seven tackles (two for loss) vs. Monmouth. Nickname...............................................Leopards Colors .......................Maroon (PMS 202) & White Flag Free: Lafayette was not whistled for a penalty against Monmouth. It was the first Affiliation .............NCAA Division I (FCS Football) time Lafayette was flag free since Nov. 18, 2006 vs. Lehigh. Conference ................................... Patriot League Stadium ................Fisher Field at Fisher Stadium Stadium Surface / Capacity ..... FieldTurf / 13,132 Last Time Out: Monmouth used two second-half scores to rally past Lafayette 24-20 President .........................................Alison Byerly in the Leopards’ home opener at Fisher Stadium. Lafayette led for 40 minutes, taking Director of Athletics..................Sherryta Freeman First Year of Football.....................................1882 a one-point advantage in the first quarter before surrendering it at the end of third All-Time Record ................................. 675-607-39 quarter. Sophomore quarterback Sean O’Malley completed 20-of-37 for 221 yards Offensive Starters R/L .................................... 5-6 with a touchdown and no interceptions. Nearly half of O’Malley’s passing yards went Defensive Starters R/L ................................... 6-5 to junior Nick Pearson who reeled in five catches for 106 yards. The Leopards were Special Teams R/L .......................................... 1-2 Letterwinners R/L ........................................36/23 not penalized in the game. Patriot League Championships: 1988, 1992, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013 137th SEASON | LAFAYETTE COLLEGE FOOTBALL | 137th SEASON Athletic Communications The Garrett Era: John Garrett is in his second season as the head coach of the Senior Director of Communications for Campus Lafayette Leopards. Garrett took over the coaching reins on Dec. 21, 2016 and Life and Athletics saw Lafayette register a third-place finish in the conference in 2017. Garrett has • Scott Morse ([email protected]) more than 25 years of coaching experience at the NFL, NCAA FBS and NCAA FCS • Phone: 610-330-5122 (w), 610-217-6445 (c) levels. Offensive coordinator stints at Richmond and Oregon State preceded his Dir. of Athletic Communications - Football SID hiring. • Phil LaBella ([email protected]) • Phone: 610-330-5123 (w), 610-217-3291 (c) Major Contributions: Soph. LB Major Jordan hasn’t needed much time to adjust Director of Creative Media to his starting role at WILL linebacker. After playing primarily on special teams last • Brian Ludrof ([email protected]) season and starting one game at linebacker, Jordan is third on the team in tackles • Phone: 610-330-5003 (w), (610) 844-3893 (c) with 22, including 1.5 tackles for loss. Athletic Communications Assistant • Erik Oakley ([email protected]) With 20 completions against Monmouth, soph. QB • Phone: 610-330-5518 (w), 484-223-8011 (c) Moving Up: Sean O’Malley moved into Lafayette’s all-time top 10. Now with 290 career completion, he Video Production Manager supplanted Ryan O’Neil ’12 (274 | 2009-11.) Next on the list is Andrew Shoop ’13 • John Sabino ([email protected]) (293 | 2010-12). • Phone: 610-330-5897 (w), 484-274-4611 (c) Athletic Communications Office Two QB or not Two QBs?: Lafayette has used two quarterbacks in two of three • Gina Stocker – Secretary • 610-330-5122 (p) games in 2018. It is a departure from 2017 when Sean O’Malley took nearly every Fisher Stadium Press Box: (610) 330-5454 snap of his rookie season. In the 2018 opener, the right-handed O’Malley was the starting signal caller but split time with southpaw classmate Cole Northrup (the Interviews only other QB to take a snap in 2017). O’Malley was 12-of-22 for 107 yards with two Weekly Media Luncheons: Head coach John interceptions while Northrup completed 4-of-9 for 29 yards. Garrett and members of the team (LB Major Jordan, RB/RS J.J. Younger and At Delaware, O’Malley completed 17-of-33 for 111 yards with one INT while QB