1983 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1983 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1983 Lafayette Leopards football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Captains
  • Rich Doverspike
  • Frank Novak
  • Craig Williams
Home stadiumFisher Field
1983 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Holy Cross ^    9 1 1
No. 17 Tennessee State    8 2 1
No. 7 Colgate ^    8 3 0
Lehigh    8 3 0
Lafayette    6 4 0
Northeastern    6 4 1
Southeastern Louisiana    6 5 0
William & Mary    6 5 0
Nicholls State    5 6 0
Bucknell    4 5 1
Delaware    4 7 0
Northwestern State    4 7 0
James Madison    3 8 0
Richmond    3 8 0
Western Kentucky    2 8 1
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

In their third year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 6–5 record. Rich Doverspike, Frank Novak and Craig Williams were the team captains.

Starting the season with a four-game win streak, the Leopards made it into the Division I-AA weekly national rankings in the middle of the campaign, but were unranked by season's end.

Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.

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