November 19, 2023

Lafayette wins 159th Rivalry Game against Lehigh, earning Patriot League title

Lafayette finished off a nine-win regular season and the program’s 700th victory in the best way imaginable, beating Lehigh 49-21 to capture a Patriot League title and a triumph in Rivalry 159. Next up, the Leopards will play at Delaware in the first round of the NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs at 2 p.m. on Nov. 25.

 

Fans in leopard gear.
Fans in leopard gear.
A fan holds up a sign with a football player's head on it.
Football players run on to the field.
A football player runs on to the field.
A football player carries the ball.
A football player runs past a Lehigh player on the field.
A football player cheers.
A man in a Lafayette College hat claps in the crowd.
A coach talks to the team.
Football players ring the victory bell.
Football players ring the victory bell.
Students celebrate in Laf gear and leopard print.
Students celebrate in Laf gear and leopard print.
A football player hugs a coach.
Students cheer in the crowd.
A football player does a back flip.
Students celebrate in Laf gear and leopard print.
Football players celebrate.
Staff members, including President Nicole Hurd, practice kicking in a line.
Coach Troxell, Sherryta Freeman, Nicole Hurd, and football players raise the trophy.
Football players on the field pose for a picture.
Players raise a trophy.
Football players celebrate, carrying a trophy in Farinon with a
Balloons and confetti cover a crowd in Farinon College Center.
Football players and President Nicole Hurd hold up a Patriot League trophy with a

 

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