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2009 Lafayette

8–⁠3 (4–⁠2 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Lafayette in 2009, game by game: won at Georgetown 28–3; lost vs. Liberty 13–19; won vs. Pennsylvania 20–17; won at Yale 31–14; won vs. Columbia 24–21; won at Harvard 35–18; won vs. Fordham 26–21; won vs. Bucknell 35–14; won vs. Colgate 56–49; lost at Holy Cross 26–28; lost at Lehigh 21–27+25−6Won 28–3 at Georgetown+25GeorgetownLost 13–19 vs. Liberty-6LibertyWon 20–17 vs. Pennsylvania+3PennsylvaniaWon 31–14 at Yale+17YaleWon 24–21 vs. Columbia+3ColumbiaWon 35–18 at Harvard+17HarvardWon 26–21 vs. Fordham+5FordhamWon 35–14 vs. Bucknell+21BucknellWon 56–49 vs. Colgate+7ColgateLost 26–28 at Holy Cross-2Holy CrossLost 21–27 at Lehigh-6Lehigh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12atGeorgetownW 28–⁠371%
Sep 19vsLibertyL 13–⁠1953%
Sep 26vsPennsylvaniaW 20–⁠1762%
Oct 3atYaleW 31–⁠1439%
Oct 10vsColumbiaW 24–⁠2175%
Oct 17atHarvardW 35–⁠1833%
Oct 24vsFordhamW 26–⁠2174%
Oct 31vsBucknellW 35–⁠1487%
Nov 7vsColgateW 56–⁠4960%
Nov 14atHoly CrossL 26–⁠2842%
Nov 21atLehighL 21–⁠2766%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Lehigh 27–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Patriot League.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
315–⁠231
Coach
—
Elo
1438 +87 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.1 No. 22 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mickey Fein
Defensive coordinator
John Loose
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

2009 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Holy Cross5–⁠19–⁠3
Colgate4–⁠29–⁠2
Lafayette4–⁠28–⁠3
Lehigh4–⁠24–⁠7
Fordham2–⁠45–⁠6
Bucknell2–⁠44–⁠7
Georgetown0–⁠60–⁠11

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