2004 Lafayette

8–⁠4 (5–⁠1 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Lafayette in 2004, game by game: won vs. Marist 48–7; won at Georgetown 17–6; lost vs. Princeton 18–35; won vs. Richmond 21–16; lost vs. Harvard 23–38; won vs. Columbia 35–14; won at Bucknell 14–13; won vs. Fordham 35–20; lost at Colgate 19–22; won vs. Holy Cross 56–20; won vs. Lehigh 24–10; lost vs. Delaware 14–28+41−17Won 48–7 vs. Marist+41MaristWon 17–6 at Georgetown+11GeorgetownLost 18–35 vs. Princeton-17PrincetonWon 21–16 vs. Richmond+5RichmondLost 23–38 vs. Harvard-15HarvardWon 35–14 vs. Columbia+21ColumbiaWon 14–13 at Bucknell+1BucknellWon 35–20 vs. Fordham+15FordhamLost 19–22 at Colgate-3ColgateWon 56–20 vs. Holy Cross+36Holy CrossWon 24–10 vs. Lehigh+14LehighLost 14–28 vs. Delaware-14Delaware
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsMaristW 48–⁠769%
Sep 11atGeorgetownW 17–⁠647%
Sep 18vsPrincetonL 18–⁠3565%
Sep 25vsRichmondW 21–⁠1653%
Oct 2vsHarvardL 23–⁠3851%
Oct 9vsColumbiaW 35–⁠1463%
Oct 16atBucknellW 14–⁠1342%
Oct 23vsFordhamW 35–⁠2041%
Nov 6atColgateL 19–⁠2235%
Nov 13vsHoly CrossW 56–⁠2081%
Nov 20vsLehighW 24–⁠1038%
Nov 27vsDelawareIaa PlayoffsL 14–⁠2844%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Delaware 28–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; Patriot League champions.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Patriot League champions5–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Lehigh

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠1 shared first in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
324–⁠229
Coach
—
Elo
1384 +76 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.9 No. 21 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mike Faragalli
Defensive coordinator
John Loose
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

2004 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Lehigh5–⁠19–⁠3
Lafayette5–⁠18–⁠4
Bucknell4–⁠27–⁠4
Colgate4–⁠27–⁠4
Fordham2–⁠45–⁠6
Holy Cross1–⁠53–⁠8
Georgetown0–⁠63–⁠8

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