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2017 Lafayette

3–⁠8 (3–⁠3 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Lafayette in 2017, game by game: lost at Monmouth 12–31; lost vs. Sacred Heart 24–38; lost at Villanova 0–59; lost vs. Princeton 17–38; won at Holy Cross 10–7; won vs. Fordham 14–10; lost at Harvard 10–38; lost vs. Bucknell 7–13; won at Georgetown 7–0; lost vs. Colgate 0–27; lost at Lehigh 31–38+7−59Lost 12–31 at Monmouth-19MonmouthLost 24–38 vs. Sacred Heart-14Sacred HeartLost 0–59 at Villanova-59VillanovaLost 17–38 vs. Princeton-21PrincetonWon 10–7 at Holy Cross+3Holy CrossWon 14–10 vs. Fordham+4FordhamLost 10–38 at Harvard-28HarvardLost 7–13 vs. Bucknell-6BucknellWon 7–0 at Georgetown+7GeorgetownLost 0–27 vs. Colgate-27ColgateLost 31–38 at Lehigh-7Lehigh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atMonmouthL 12–⁠3132%
Sep 9vsSacred HeartL 24–⁠3838%
Sep 16atVillanovaL 0–⁠5913%
Sep 23vsPrincetonL 17–⁠3821%
Sep 30atHoly CrossW 10–⁠718%
Oct 7vsFordhamW 14–⁠1037%
Oct 14atHarvardL 10–⁠3820%
Oct 21vsBucknellL 7–⁠1347%
Nov 4atGeorgetownW 7–⁠046%
Nov 11vsColgateL 0–⁠2729%
Nov 18atLehighL 31–⁠3821%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Lehigh 38–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Patriot League.

In program history: The 115th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
132–⁠299
Coach
—
Elo
1134 −46 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−41.2 No. 109 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 170

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Sean O’Malley PRO★★No. 2307
Ryan Dickens OLB★★No. 2786
Chandler Harvin WR★★No. 3114
Austin Pyne OC★★No. 3114
Cole Northrup PRO★★No. 3176

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.780
Receivers12.00.768
Offensive line12.00.768
Linebackers22.00.763
Whole class62.00.770

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.

2017 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colgate5–⁠17–⁠4
Lehigh5–⁠15–⁠7
Fordham3–⁠34–⁠7
Holy Cross3–⁠34–⁠7
Lafayette3–⁠33–⁠8
Bucknell2–⁠45–⁠6
Georgetown0–⁠61–⁠10

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