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2014 Lafayette

5–⁠6 (3–⁠3 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Lafayette in 2014, game by game: lost at Sacred Heart 14–27; won vs. Robert Morris 50–3; lost at William & Mary 19–33; won vs. Wagner 35–23; lost vs. Fordham 18–42; won vs. Georgetown 24–21; lost at Harvard 14–24; lost vs. Holy Cross 14–24; lost at Bucknell 24–27; won at Colgate 19–16; won vs. Lehigh 27–7+47−24Lost 14–27 at Sacred Heart-13Sacred HeartWon 50–3 vs. Robert Morris+47Robert MorrisLost 19–33 at William & Mary-14William & MaryWon 35–23 vs. Wagner+12WagnerLost 18–42 vs. Fordham-24FordhamWon 24–21 vs. Georgetown+3GeorgetownLost 14–24 at Harvard-10HarvardLost 14–24 vs. Holy Cross-10Holy CrossLost 24–27 at Bucknell-3BucknellWon 19–16 at Colgate+3ColgateWon 27–7 vs. Lehigh+20Lehigh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atSacred HeartL 14–⁠2739%
Sep 13vsRobert MorrisW 50–⁠368%
Sep 20atWilliam & MaryL 19–⁠3333%
Sep 27vsWagnerW 35–⁠2370%
Oct 3vsFordhamL 18–⁠4232%
Oct 11vsGeorgetownW 24–⁠2171%
Oct 18atHarvardL 14–⁠2420%
Oct 25vsHoly CrossL 14–⁠2471%
Nov 1atBucknellL 24–⁠2725%
Nov 8atColgateW 19–⁠1642%
Nov 22vsLehighW 27–⁠752%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Lehigh 27–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Patriot League.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
258–⁠247
Coach
—
Elo
1297 −17 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−29.4 No. 69 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 181
Offensive coordinator
Mickey Fein
Defensive coordinator
Art Link

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Quinn Smith TE★★No. 1959
Rajhan Meriwether RB★★No. 2648

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers12.00.793
Whole class22.00.780

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2014 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Fordham6–⁠011–⁠3
Bucknell4–⁠28–⁠3
Lafayette3–⁠35–⁠6
Colgate3–⁠35–⁠7
Holy Cross2–⁠44–⁠8
Lehigh2–⁠43–⁠8
Georgetown1–⁠53–⁠8

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