2003 Lafayette

5–⁠6 (2–⁠5 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Lafayette in 2003, game by game: won vs. Marist 49–0; lost at Towson 13–19; won vs. Princeton 28–13; lost vs. Georgetown 10–17; won vs. Columbia 41–27; lost at Harvard 27–34; lost vs. Fordham 30–32; lost vs. Colgate 31–47; won vs. Bucknell 35–17; won at Holy Cross 41–13; lost at Lehigh 10–30+49−20Won 49–0 vs. Marist+49MaristLost 13–19 at Towson-6TowsonWon 28–13 vs. Princeton+15PrincetonLost 10–17 vs. Georgetown-7GeorgetownWon 41–27 vs. Columbia+14ColumbiaLost 27–34 at Harvard-7HarvardLost 30–32 vs. Fordham-2FordhamLost 31–47 vs. Colgate-16ColgateWon 35–17 vs. Bucknell+18BucknellWon 41–13 at Holy Cross+28Holy CrossLost 10–30 at Lehigh-20Lehigh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Lehigh 30–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Patriot League.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠5 6th in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
315–⁠249
Coach
—
Elo
1311 +32 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.6 No. 51 of 120 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mike Faragalli
Defensive coordinator
John Loose
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

2003 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colgate7–⁠012–⁠0
Lehigh6–⁠18–⁠3
Fordham4–⁠39–⁠3
Bucknell4–⁠36–⁠6
Towson3–⁠46–⁠6
Lafayette2–⁠55–⁠6
Georgetown1–⁠64–⁠8
Holy Cross1–⁠61–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.