2011 Lafayette Leopards football team

2011 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferencePatriot League
Record4–7 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMickey Fein (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJohn Loose (12th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFisher Stadium
2011 Patriot League football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Lehigh $^   6 0     11 2  
Georgetown   4 2     8 3  
Holy Cross   4 2     6 5  
Bucknell   3 3     6 5  
Colgate   2 4     5 6  
Lafayette   2 4     4 7  
Fordham   0 6     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Fordham was ineligible for conference title because they offered football scholarships while other Patriot League members did not.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2011 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College as member of the Patriot League during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Frank Tavani, the Leopards compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Patriot League. Lafayette played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Lafayette's season opener at North Dakota State was the furthest west the program had ever traveled, and was the Leopards' first contest played indoors since the 1930 team faced Washington & Jefferson at the Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.