The Sports
Aesthetics: A Uni Watch Fans Page will be posting a minimum of 1 NCAA Football Team (FBS, FCS,
D2, D3, NAIA) a day to celebrate the 150 years of College Football. The teams
will begin with the oldest team in their respective conference (Big Ten =
Oldest Conference) until all the teams are listed. The team helmets will go
back to the early 1960’s and their current logo will be used.
The Lafayette Leopards football
program represents Lafayette College in college football. One of the oldest
college football programs in the United States, Lafayette currently plays in
the Patriot League at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision
level. Fielding their first team in 1882, Lafayette has won three college
football national championships (1896, 1921, 1926), seven Patriot League
championships (1988, 1992, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013), six undefeated
seasons (1896, 1909, 1921, 1926, 1937, 1940) and four undefeated, untied
seasons (1921, 1926, 1937, 1940).For most of its history, Lafayette played an independent schedule until joining the Patriot League in 1986. Between 1929 and 1975, the Leopards were a part of an unofficial conference, the “Middle Three Conference,” which consisted of Rutgers University and Lehigh University. Today, Lafayette is most noted for its fierce arch-rivalry with Lehigh, which is the most played rivalry in college football (151 games) and the most consecutive years played (since 1897). ESPN considers "The Rivalry" to be among the top ten in college football and was the subject of a PBS documentary narrated by NFL Films voice and Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas. Aside from Lehigh and Rutgers, Lafayette’s primary rivals are Bucknell University and the University of Pennsylvania.
Lafayette has produced four consensus All-Americans (FBS), 11 FCS All-Americans, four College Football Hall of Fame players, and three College Football Hall of Fame coaches. Lafayette football has produced and nurtured several legendary football personalities, such as George Barclay, inventor of the football helmet, and Jock Sutherland, legendary coach of the Pittsburgh Panthers and Pittsburgh Steelers. Lafayette's Herb McCracken is also credited with inventing the huddle during a game in which Pennsylvania was stealing hand signals.
Lafayette's nickname is the Leopards, dating from October 21,
1924. In its early history, the students, alumni, and press referred to the
team as the 'Maroon.' The Leopards are still occasionally referred to as the
'Maroon' or the 'Maroon and White.' Currently, Lafayette has 650 wins, 33rd
all-time in Division I.
All-Time Record: 675-605-39 (.527)
Special thanks to:
Conference: Patriot League (FCS)
Team: Lafayette Leopards
Founded: 1882
Joined Conference: 1990
1982
1983-1990
1991-1998
1999
2000-2001
2002-2003
2004-2013; 2015
2011
2014
2016-Present
Present Logo
2018 Uniforms
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