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2006 Lafayette

6–⁠6 (5–⁠1 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Lafayette in 2006, game by game: won at Sacred Heart 25–14; won at Bucknell 31–0; lost vs. Pennsylvania 11–21; lost at Princeton 14–26; lost vs. Yale 34–37; lost at Harvard 7–24; lost vs. Holy Cross 28–38; won at Colgate 27–10; won vs. Fordham 31–24; won vs. Georgetown 45–14; won vs. Lehigh 49–27; lost vs. Massachusetts 14–35+31−21Won 25–14 at Sacred Heart+11Sacred HeartWon 31–0 at Bucknell+31BucknellLost 11–21 vs. Pennsylvania-10PennsylvaniaLost 14–26 at Princeton-12PrincetonLost 34–37 vs. Yale-3YaleLost 7–24 at Harvard-17HarvardLost 28–38 vs. Holy Cross-10Holy CrossWon 27–10 at Colgate+17ColgateWon 31–24 vs. Fordham+7FordhamWon 45–14 vs. Georgetown+31GeorgetownWon 49–27 vs. Lehigh+22LehighLost 14–35 vs. Massachusetts-21Massachusetts
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atSacred HeartW 25–⁠1458%
Sep 9atBucknellW 31–⁠065%
Sep 16vsPennsylvaniaL 11–⁠2169%
Sep 23atPrincetonL 14–⁠2642%
Sep 30vsYaleL 34–⁠3764%
Oct 14atHarvardL 7–⁠2425%
Oct 21vsHoly CrossL 28–⁠3857%
Oct 28atColgateW 27–⁠1038%
Nov 4vsFordhamW 31–⁠2475%
Nov 11vsGeorgetownW 45–⁠1482%
Nov 18vsLehighW 49–⁠2744%
Nov 25vsMassachusettsNCAA Division I Football ChampionshipL 14–⁠3530%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Massachusetts 35–⁠14 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship; unranked in the final AP poll; Patriot League champions.

In program history: The 53rd-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
6–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠1 shared first in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
316–⁠270
Coach
—
Elo
1376 +4 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.9 No. 51 of 120 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mike Faragalli
Defensive coordinator
John Loose
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

2006 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Lehigh5–⁠16–⁠5
Lafayette5–⁠16–⁠6
Holy Cross4–⁠27–⁠4
Bucknell3–⁠36–⁠5
Colgate3–⁠34–⁠7
Fordham1–⁠53–⁠8
Georgetown0–⁠62–⁠9

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