2013 Lafayette

5–⁠7 (5–⁠1 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Lafayette in 2013, game by game: lost vs. Sacred Heart 24–26; lost vs. William & Mary 6–34; lost at Pennsylvania 21–27; won vs. Bucknell 31–7; lost at Princeton 26–42; lost at Harvard 16–35; won at Holy Cross 41–23; won at Georgetown 45–27; lost vs. Colgate 24–28; won vs. Fordham 27–14; won at Lehigh 50–28; lost at New Hampshire 7–45+24−38Lost 24–26 vs. Sacred Heart-2Sacred HeartLost 6–34 vs. William & Mary-28William & MaryLost 21–27 at Pennsylvania-6PennsylvaniaWon 31–7 vs. Bucknell+24BucknellLost 26–42 at Princeton-16PrincetonLost 16–35 at Harvard-19HarvardWon 41–23 at Holy Cross+18Holy CrossWon 45–27 at Georgetown+18GeorgetownLost 24–28 vs. Colgate-4ColgateWon 27–14 vs. Fordham+13FordhamWon 50–28 at Lehigh+22LehighLost 7–45 at New Hampshire-38New Hampshire
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsSacred HeartL 24–⁠2659%
Sep 14vsWilliam & MaryL 6–⁠3450%
Sep 21atPennsylvaniaL 21–⁠2726%
Oct 5vsBucknellW 31–⁠758%
Oct 12atPrincetonL 26–⁠4229%
Oct 19atHarvardL 16–⁠3513%
Oct 26atHoly CrossW 41–⁠2333%
Nov 2atGeorgetownW 45–⁠2758%
Nov 9vsColgateL 24–⁠2858%
Nov 16vsFordhamW 27–⁠1428%
Nov 23atLehighW 50–⁠2827%
Nov 30atNew HampshireNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 7–⁠4526%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Hampshire 45–⁠7 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Patriot League champions.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Patriot League champions5–⁠1 in the conference

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
5–⁠1 shared first in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
318–⁠336
Coach
—
Elo
1320 +68 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.3 No. 50 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mickey Fein
Defensive coordinator
John Loose

2013 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Fordham5–⁠112–⁠1
Lafayette5–⁠15–⁠7
Lehigh3–⁠38–⁠3
Bucknell3–⁠36–⁠5
Colgate3–⁠34–⁠8
Holy Cross1–⁠53–⁠9
Georgetown1–⁠52–⁠9

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