2021 Lafayette
3–8 (2–4 Patriot League). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Bucknell 27–0Oct 9
By 27 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Air Force 14–35Sep 4
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Air Force | L 14–35 | 10% |
| Sep 11 | at William & Mary | L 3–24 | 36% |
| Sep 18 | vs New Hampshire | L 13–19 | 35% |
| Sep 25 | vs Pennsylvania | W 24–14 | 40% |
| Oct 2 | vs Fordham | L 41–42 | 49% |
| Oct 9 | vs Bucknell | W 27–0 | 62% |
| Oct 16 | at Harvard | L 3–30 | 21% |
| Oct 30 | at Georgetown | W 24–23 | 47% |
| Nov 6 | at Holy Cross | L 10–35 | 23% |
| Nov 13 | vs Colgate | L 13–20 | 64% |
| Nov 20 | at Lehigh | L 10–17 | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Lehigh 17–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Patriot League.
In program history: The 106th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 2–4 5th in Patriot League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 182–259
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1179 −60 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −33.4 No. 94 of 128 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 182
- Defensive coordinator
- Doug McFadden
Leaders
| Passing yards | Aaron Angelos QB | 157 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Rent Montie QB | 1 TD |
| Rushing yards | Jaden Sutton RB | 38 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Selwyn Simpson RB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | Julius Young WR | 146 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Julius Young WR | 1 TD |
| Tackles | Major Jordan LB | 15 tkl |
| Sacks | Damon Washington DL | 1 sacks |
Top recruits in the 2021 class
| Ah-Shaun Davis QB | ★★★ | No. 2412 |
| Tyler Roberts ATH | ||
| Ryder Langsdale OT | ||
| Mark Gorbatenko SDE | ||
| Dallas Holmes TE |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2021 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 3.0 | 0.802 |
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.
Transfers in 1
The 2021 portal John Olmstead OT | ★★★★ | from  Notre Dame |
Transfers out 0
No transfers out.
2021 Patriot League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross | 6–0 | 10–3 | |
| Colgate | 5–1 | 5–6 | |
| Fordham | 4–2 | 6–5 | |
| Lehigh | 3–3 | 3–8 | |
 Lafayette | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
| Georgetown | 1–5 | 2–8 | |
| Bucknell | 0–6 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.