April 19, 2018
EASTON, Pa. -- The Lafayette football team will conduct its 15th and final spring practice on Saturday in the annual Maroon-White Spring Game at 4 p.m. at Fisher Stadium.
The contest wraps up a month-long spring practice schedule that began on March 20. Prior to the game, players will be signing autographs and taking pictures on the field starting at approximately 3 p.m. after the completion of the Lafayette-Navy women's lacrosse game.
Players will be available for approximately 30 minutes before the contest gets underway. The game is scheduled to run approximately two hours.
For the contest, the offense will be wearing white jerseys while the defensive wears maroon. The teams will play four, 12-minute quarters with a running clock. The clock will only stop for change of possessions, time outs and special teams plays. All game situations are live except for hits on the quarterback who will be wearing yellow jerseys.
Here is how the scoring will be handled.
SCORING |
OFFENSE | DEFENSE |
1st Down | 1 pt | Missed PAT | 1 pt |
Extra Point | 1 pt | Force Punt | 2 pts |
2pt. Conversion | 2 pts | 3 Downs & Out | 2 pts |
Field Goal | 3 pts | 4th Down Stop | 2 pts |
Touchdown | 6 pts | Missed FG | 2 pts |
| | 2 pt. Conversion Stop | 2 pts |
| | Take Away | 4 pts |
| | Touchdown | 6 pts |
Saturday's game will be broadcasted by the Lafayette Sports Network on RCN4 and 1004HD and available for online streaming at GoLeopards.com. The broadcast is slated to begin at 4 p.m. with the spring game likely to start closer to 4:30 p.m.