56 Facts About Lafayette Leopards

Lafayette Leopards represent the 23 Division I varsity athletic teams of Lafayette College and compete in the Patriot League.

Lafayette Leopards led the Patriot League, which placed second behind the Ivy League.

In 1883, Lafayette Leopards won the intercollegiate tug of war championship, held at the annual track and field championship meet.

Lafayette Leopards became the first non-Ivy League school to win a national football championship in 1896.

Lafayette Leopards was independent in football until 1929, when it joined the Middle Three Conference with Lehigh University and Rutgers University.

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The Lafayette Leopards made appearances in the NCAA Tournament and the more noted NIT Tournament.

Also, Lafayette Leopards baseball made several trips to the College World Series in the 1950s and 1960s.

In 1958, Lafayette Leopards helped form the Middle America Conference, which soon became known as the more recognized East Coast Conference.

Lafayette Leopards continued to play "major" college football through the 1970s, until the NCAA reclassified the divisions.

Lafayette Leopards quickly became a mid-major power in women's lacrosse and field hockey, which continued into the 21st century.

Lafayette Leopards continued offering non-scholarship athletic financial aid through the 1990s, when Holy Cross started offering athletic scholarships for their basketball teams.

At the time, Lafayette Leopards was the lone school in Division I aside from the Ivy League not offer athletic scholarships in any sports.

Lafayette Leopards has made four appearances in the College World Series in the 1950s and 1960s, the final round of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.

Lafayette Leopards eliminated Stanford and Boston College, with their only losses coming against Texas.

Lafayette Leopards won the East Coast Conference in 1990 and Patriot League title 2007 to earn a trip to the NCAA Regionals.

Lafayette Leopards has a storied basketball tradition that entails multiple NCAA and NIT bids, conference championships, and legendary college basketball players and coaches.

Lafayette Leopards was independent until 1958, when it joined the East Coast Conference.

The Lafayette Leopards were members until 1990, when they left as a founding member of the Patriot League, their current affiliation.

Up until that point, Lafayette Leopards's teams were competitive but did not achieve much national or regional distinction.

Lafayette Leopards was coached during the era by Butch Van Breda Kolff, the first coaching job of the future Princeton Final Four and Los Angeles Lakers coach.

Under new head coach George Davidson, the Lafayette Leopards returned to the NIT in 1956, where they fell to St Francis .

Lafayette Leopards basketball re-emerged as a power in the late 1960s under Hal Wissel, a future NBA and Division II national championship coach.

Lafayette Leopards was eliminated in the next round by Jacksonville University.

The Lafayette Leopards returned to the NIT in 1980, but were defeated by the University of Virginia.

Lafayette Leopards returned to the NCAA Tournament under current coach Fran O'Hanlon in 1999 and 2000.

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The Lafayette Leopards were the first basketball team to ever return two conference players of the year from two different seasons .

The Lafayette Leopards were seeded 15 both seasons and fell to Miami and Temple.

Up until 2006, Lafayette Leopards was the only team outside of the Ivy League that did not award athletic scholarships in men's basketball.

The Lafayette Leopards finally won the 2015 Patriot League men's basketball tournament, and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000.

The Lafayette Leopards defeated Kutztown University before bowing out to Princeton University in their second loss to the Tigers that season.

Lafayette Leopards won the 1985 ECC Tournament Championship by crushing Lehigh by 20 and defeated the Mountain Hawks for the second title in 1987.

Tammy Smith promptly took over the program, but the Lafayette Leopards won only 55 games in nine seasons, including 27 wins in the Patriot League.

However, the Lafayette Leopards made a miracle run to the 2009 Patriot League Championship game.

Lafayette Leopards's finished the season ranked second in the NCAA with 3.

Lafayette Leopards has had ten all-league selections, seventh most in the league.

Lafayette Leopards's currently holds the 17th best time at the Patriot League meet.

Lafayette Leopards has had 86 women place on the all-league team, fourth most all-time and 24 ahead of Lehigh.

The Lafayette Leopards have had 28 winning seasons in 40 years and play their home games at Rappolt Field.

Lafayette Leopards quickly established regional dominance upon the start of women's athletics in 1972.

Lafayette Leopards made return trips in 1992, where they fell to Rider University, and defeated Rider and West Chester University in 1993 to claim the title.

In 2010, Lafayette Leopards established several NCAA records in a dominant win over Holy Cross.

In 2011, the Lafayette Leopards won their first Patriot League championship since 2002 over Bucknell, ending American University's string of eight consecutive titles.

Since the Lafayette Leopards title run in 2002, Bucknell was the only Patriot League team to defeat American in the tournament.

Lafayette Leopards has the most Patriot League team selections and tournament appearances.

Lafayette Leopards football is one of the oldest collegiate football programs in the nation.

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Between 1929 and 1975, the Lafayette Leopards were a part of an unofficial conference, the “Middle Three Conference, ” which consisted of Rutgers University and Lehigh University.

Today, Lafayette Leopards football is most noted for its fierce arch-rivalry with Lehigh, which is the most played rivalry in college football and the most consecutive years played .

Lafayette Leopards has produced four consensus All-Americans, 11 FCS All-Americans, four College Football Hall of Fame players, and three College Football Hall of Fame coaches.

Lafayette Leopards football has produced and nurtured several legendary football personalities, such as George Barclay, inventor of the football helmet, and Jock Sutherland, legendary coach of the Pittsburgh Panthers and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Lafayette Leopards is credited with inventing the huddle during a game in which Pennsylvania was stealing hand signals.

Lafayette Leopards lacrosse is one of the oldest collegiate programs in the nation since its inaugural season in 1926.

Since the inception of the Patriot League in 1991, six Lafayette Leopards have been recognized with All-Patriot League status.

The Lafayette Leopards posted one of their best finishes in 2003 when Jim Hutnik was recognized as Coach of the Year for guiding the team to fourth place in the final standings.

In 2010, the Lafayette Leopards won their first Patriot League Championship by defeating Lehigh in the league tournament.

Cheerleaders at Lafayette are among the College's most visible students, they cheer for the Leopards' Division I men's and women's basketball teams, and the Division I FCS football team.

Cheerleading at Lafayette Leopards is an athletic activity and is supported by the athletic department, which provides a host of services, including sports medicine, strength and conditioning, uniforms, warm-ups and travel.