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2012 Lafayette

5–⁠6 (2–⁠4 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Lafayette in 2012, game by game: won at William & Mary 17–14; won vs. Pennsylvania 28–21; won at Bucknell 20–14; lost at Robert Morris 28–31; lost vs. Princeton 14–35; won at Yale 20–10; won vs. Holy Cross 30–13; lost vs. Georgetown 17–20; lost at Colgate 41–65; lost vs. Fordham 27–36; lost vs. Lehigh 21–38+17−24Won 17–14 at William & Mary+3William & MaryWon 28–21 vs. Pennsylvania+7PennsylvaniaWon 20–14 at Bucknell+6BucknellLost 28–31 at Robert Morris-3Robert MorrisLost 14–35 vs. Princeton-21PrincetonWon 20–10 at Yale+10YaleWon 30–13 vs. Holy Cross+17Holy CrossLost 17–20 vs. Georgetown-3GeorgetownLost 41–65 at Colgate-24ColgateLost 27–36 vs. Fordham-9FordhamLost 21–38 vs. Lehigh-17Lehigh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8atWilliam & MaryW 17–⁠1433%
Sep 15vsPennsylvaniaW 28–⁠2152%
Sep 22atBucknellW 20–⁠1448%
Sep 29atRobert MorrisL 28–⁠3163%
Oct 6vsPrincetonL 14–⁠3574%
Oct 13atYaleW 20–⁠1050%
Oct 20vsHoly CrossW 30–⁠1362%
Oct 27vsGeorgetownL 17–⁠2065%
Nov 3atColgateL 41–⁠6531%
Nov 10vsFordhamL 27–⁠3649%
Nov 17vsLehighL 21–⁠3827%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Lehigh 38–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Patriot League.

In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 4th in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
263–⁠297
Coach
—
Elo
1228 −37 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−32.9 No. 77 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mickey Fein
Defensive coordinator
John Loose

2012 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colgate6–⁠08–⁠4
Lehigh5–⁠110–⁠1
Fordham3–⁠36–⁠5
Lafayette2–⁠45–⁠6
Georgetown2–⁠45–⁠6
Holy Cross2–⁠42–⁠9
Bucknell1–⁠53–⁠8

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