Feb. 14, 2008

EASTON, Pa. - Lafayette's 2008 football schedule has been solidified in terms of dates and opponents. Times will be announced at a later date.

The schedule will feature multiple home games under the lights of Fisher Stadium. Last year marked the first time in the program's 126-year history that the Leopards played a home night game.

The Leopards will kick off their 127th season on Sept. 6 when they travel to Poughkeepsie, N.Y. to take on Marist for the fifth time in program history. This will be the fourth straight year that Lafayette has played the Red Foxes in its season opener. The Leopards' home opener will be the following week (Sept. 13) against Patriot League foe Georgetown.

After facing Georgetown, Lafayette will have a week to rest before hosting Ivy League members Penn (Sept. 27) and Harvard (Oct. 4). The Leopards beat Penn in 2007 at Franklin Field with an exciting last-minute field goal in an 8-7 victory.

On Oct. 11, Lafayette will play its first of five straight road games against Columbia at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in New York City. It will be the first time the Leopards go five straight weeks without a home game since the1996 season. They will then travel to Lynchburg, Va. to play the 2007 Big South Conference champions Liberty University for the first time in school history on Oct. 18. The Flames went 8-3 last year with a perfect 4-0 conference record.

The Leopards will resume league play on Oct. 25 with a road trip to the Bronx, N.Y. to take on reigning conference champ Fordham. Games at Colgate (Nov. 1) and Bucknell (Nov. 8) close the five-game road swing.

Lafayette returns home for its final two regular-seson games, the first against Holy Cross on Nov. 15. They will wrap up the 2008 season by hosting the 144th meeting of college football's most-played rivalry between Lafayette and Lehigh. The Leopards have won four straight and five of the last six against the Mountain Hawks, sewing up a 21-17 victory at Goodman Stadium in Bethlehem, Pa.

2008 Schedule
Sept. 6  Marist         Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Sept. 13 Georgetown	Easton, Pa.
Sept. 27 Penn	        Easton, Pa.
Oct. 4	 Harvard	Easton, Pa.
Oct. 11	 Columbia	New York, N.Y.
Oct. 18	 Liberty	Lynchburg, Va.
Oct. 25	 Fordham	Bronx, N.Y.
Nov. 1	 Colgate	Hamilton, N.Y.
Nov. 8	 Bucknell	Lewisburg, Pa.
Nov. 15	 Holy Cross	Easton, Pa.
Nov. 22  Lehigh	        Easton, Pa.