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2019 Lafayette

4–⁠8 (4–⁠2 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Lafayette in 2019, game by game: lost at William & Mary 17–30; lost at Monmouth 21–24; lost vs. Sacred Heart 40–56; lost at UAlbany 7–36; lost vs. Pennsylvania 24–28; lost at Princeton 3–28; lost at Georgetown 10–14; won vs. Bucknell 21–17; won vs. Fordham 38–34; won at Holy Cross 23–20; lost vs. Colgate 0–16; won at Lehigh 17–16+7−29Lost 17–30 at William & Mary-13William & MaryLost 21–24 at Monmouth-3MonmouthLost 40–56 vs. Sacred Heart-16Sacred HeartLost 7–36 at UAlbany-29UAlbanyLost 24–28 vs. Pennsylvania-4PennsylvaniaLost 3–28 at Princeton-25PrincetonLost 10–14 at Georgetown-4GeorgetownWon 21–17 vs. Bucknell+4BucknellWon 38–34 vs. Fordham+4FordhamWon 23–20 at Holy Cross+3Holy CrossLost 0–16 vs. Colgate-16ColgateWon 17–16 at Lehigh+1Lehigh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atWilliam & MaryL 17–⁠3030%
Sep 7atMonmouthL 21–⁠2419%
Sep 14vsSacred HeartL 40–⁠5636%
Sep 21atUAlbanyL 7–⁠3627%
Sep 28vsPennsylvaniaL 24–⁠2830%
Oct 11atPrincetonL 3–⁠287%
Oct 19atGeorgetownL 10–⁠1418%
Oct 26vsBucknellW 21–⁠1753%
Nov 2vsFordhamW 38–⁠3443%
Nov 9atHoly CrossW 23–⁠2020%
Nov 16vsColgateL 0–⁠1645%
Nov 23atLehighW 17–⁠1632%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Lehigh 17–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Patriot League.

In program history: The 113th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
4–⁠2 2nd in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
221–⁠319
Coach
—
Elo
1140 −30 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−36.3 No. 99 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 237
Defensive coordinator
Manny Rojas

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Jyaire Stevens ATH★★★No. 1625
Jordan Hull WR★★No. 3135
Daron Gilbert S

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.784
Athletes and specialists13.00.833
Whole class22.50.809

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.

2019 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Holy Cross5–⁠17–⁠6
Lafayette4–⁠24–⁠8
Lehigh3–⁠34–⁠7
Colgate3–⁠34–⁠8
Bucknell3–⁠33–⁠8
Fordham2–⁠44–⁠8
Georgetown1–⁠55–⁠6

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