2012 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 2012 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards were led by 13th year head coach Frank Tavani and played their home games at Fisher Stadium. They are a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 5–6, 2–4 in Patriot League play to finish in a three way tie for third place.

2012 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	5–6 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach	Frank Tavani (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mickey Fein
Defensive coordinator	John Loose (13th season)
Home stadium	Fisher Stadium

2012 Patriot League football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 24 Colgate $^		6	–	0					8	–	4
No. 13 Lehigh		5	–	1					10	–	1
Georgetown		2	–	4					5	–	6
Lafayette		2	–	4					5	–	6
Holy Cross		2	–	4					2	–	9
Bucknell		1	–	5					3	–	8
Fordham		0	–	0					6	–	5
$ – 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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	7:00 pm	at William & Mary*	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	LSN/MASN	W 17–14	7,615
September 15	6:00 pm	Penn*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN	W 28–21	8,376
September 22	12:00 pm	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	CBSSN	W 20–14	5,254
September 29	6:00 pm	at Robert Morris*	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	LSN	L 28–31	3,524
October 6	6:00 pm	Princeton*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN	L 14–35	6,821
October 13	12:00 pm	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	MASN/LSN	W 20–10	9,118
October 20	1:00 pm	Holy Cross	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN	W 30–13	8,521
October 27	6:00 pm	Georgetown	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	LSN	L 17–20	6,817
November 3	12:30 pm	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	MASN/LSN	L 41–65	1,945
November 10	12:30 pm	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	MASN/LSN	L 27–36	5,128
November 17	1:00 pm	No. 14 Lehigh	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	LSN/WFMZ/MASN2	L 21–38	13,596
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time